Curiosity, easily frightened, takes refuge in puzzles, murder mysteries, and spectator sports.

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.

The beauty of life does not reside in certainty or conformity. It resides in the infinite possibilities of uncertainty.

Freedom is not from the outside. It's of the inside.

Sports is the only entertainment where, no matter how many times you go back, you never know the ending.

Divorced men are more likely to meet their car payments than their child support obligations.

Write the way you talk. Naturally.

I hate reality TV, because it's so bullshit.

I say that in jest a little bit, but Donald Trump is a blue collar guy with a balance sheet. That's the way he likes to have fun.

What we see of the universe is vast. We know that the universe is something like 90 billion light-years across.

I get to know my regular fans, and they inspire me.

I've given up on being accurately portrayed in the media.