Artistic inspiration ignores the law of supply and demand.

Pain narrows consciousness; pleasure blurs it.

When Medusa looks in the mirror, she sees the Lady of Sorrows.

My passions have never jumped out of the fireplace and set fire to the carpet.

Retirement requires the invention of a new hedonism, not a return to the hedonism of youth

The sewing machine joins what the scissors have cut asunder, plus whatever else comes in its path.

Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.

The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.

'Be faithful to your roots' is the liberal version of 'Stay in your ghetto.'

Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.

Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and Paris.

I was well-read but perhaps that only made me stupid.

Conquer no man than yourself.

Everyone is supposed to be on equal ground and the equal ground is supposed to be based on qualifications.

We are all on the same tree on big and large, different levels and how far you go above as more you have to see, one wrong move you fall..., most cases you face the dead.

There is nothing as important as having the companionship of the Holy Ghost.

I do not object to the construction of rail roads and canals.

I was born in Bournemouth, England, in 1943.

Creativity is the mystery of freedom.

The artists are now big brands.

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.