Dirty old men, ignoring society, continue to follow nature.

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 will not reap the fruit of individuality in your children if you clone their education.

I make positive choices so I can be happy.

It takes character to sit there with all that cash and do nothing. I didn't get to where I am by going after mediocre opportunities.

I really don't spend any time on the Internet, so I guess I live a little under a rock in that respect.

Every kid I meet who's a reader has got something like that, their fantasy world. And science fiction is the best, especially for girls because it's the one place where you can do the forbidden.

Style is the feather in the arrow, not the feather in the cap.

I very much own the fact that I'm a misfit. The Internet makes everyone realize they're screwed up.

When all else fails, look cute.

Every photograph is a certificate of presence.

Actually when I gave out the script, I gave it with a CD of all the music I wanted to put in the movie, and again, we never thought we'd get all that music.