Deconstruction glorifies the critic, humiliates the author, and makes the reader wonder why he bothered.

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.

You would not be here TODAY if YESTERDAY was your defining moment. LIVE THIS DAY and move towards your dreams.

L.A. bumper sticker: Keep honking - I'm reloading.

A good constitution is infinitely better than the best despot.

For it is indeed consciousness that makes the body fully alive, and the body that gives consciousness a place to live.

Experience teaches us that silence terrifies people the most.

Communism is the opiate of the intellectuals.

I have a dad-ager. My dad is really good at the business end of things. But it's really a family affair. My mother handles all my social media stuff - Facebook, Twitter, e-mails, that kind of thing.

Some 43 percent of voters in union households voted for President Bush in 2004, according to exit poll data.

I'm not a good-looking guy. I don't care if my nose gets mashed.

Historically, a Canadian is an American who rejects the Revolution.