Change is upsetting. Repetition is tedious. Three cheers for variation!

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.

What we want is not more little books about Christianity, but more little books by Christians on other subjects--with their Christianity latent.

I would rather have 1 amazing best friend than 100 decent regular friends. It's not about quantity, it's about quality.

We got life to live, not to survive, do the things you always want to & be the person you always desire to be. don't let other people deal with it..!!

His touch cable knits my veins, remaking and remolding who I am.

I disliked numbers, and they didn't think much of me either.

Make people happy and there will not be half the quarreling or a tenth part of the wickedness there now is.

Nothing beats a really rough massage. I really hate a man who goes all limp when he's doing a massage. Who needs a soft massage? Just get in there and rub me hard or don't bother.

When I look in the mirror, I see a God-fearing man who would risk it all for family and his beliefs.

I care about what I look like on the red carpet.

In order to spur economic growth we need to put the brakes on out of control spending, lower Ohioans tax burden and create a most efficient and effective government.