Cynicism formulates issues clearly, but only to dismiss them.

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 HARDESTSTEPWE ALL MUST TAKEIS TO BLINDLY TRUST IN WHO WE ARE. - ATTICUS

Greatness cannot be attained by wasting time on frivolities of life.

The day i am not listening to music is the very next day of my last day.

Do not think that I am not sad, though I laugh.

Maybe it wasn't anything remotely to do with religion, mysticism or metaphilosophy after all; maybe it was more banal; maybe it was just...accounting.

It sounds extraordinary, but it's a fact that balance sheets can make fascinating reading.

True fragrance speaks for itself. It does not require to be pointed out by the bearer.

Be the exception to the rule. It's the surest way to become exceptional.

I always travel first class on a train. It's the only way to avoid one's creditors.

To function efficiently, any group of people or employees must have faith in their leader.