Complainers change their complaints, but they never reduce the amount of time spent in complaining.

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.

Today is the best day with great possibilities and opportunities, so change yourself to start a new beginning.

He that fights and runs away Will live to fight another day.

The soul hath snatched up mine all faint and weak,And placed it by thee on a golden throne,-- And that I love (O soul, we must be meek!)Is by thee only, whom I love alone.

For what is man without desires, without free will, and without the power of choice but a stop in an organ pipe?

Beginners must master low stance and posture, natural body positions are for the advanced.

You know I take music seriously, right? So I expect journalists to take being a journalist seriously.

How strange and how lovely it is to be anything at all.

I think that if Hollywood has a problem, it constantly underestimates the intelligence and integrity of fans.

Id like to do a romantic comedy like Notting Hill, which is one of my favorite movies.

Love is the sweetest pain inside.