Eccentricity: strength of character doubling back on itself.

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.

In business 'professionalism' is not a tactic but a moral value.

People always getting ready for tomorrow. I didn't believe in that. Tomorrow wasn't getting ready for them. It didn't even know they were there.

For many years I was self-appointed inspector of snowstorms and rain-storms and did my duty faithfully.

Any religion or philosophy which is not based on a respect for life is not a true religion or philosophy.

A wonderful book . . . Full of sadness, hope, and ultimately love. I found it very moving.

You always want to get at-bats. You always want to contribute.

One of the exhilarating parts of falling in love is discovering new things about one another, and seeing the world from a different point of view.

A toast to the weapons of war, may they rust in peace.

Ever since I was a child I've felt connected to water: lakes, rivers, streams--I love to jump in and swim around. But it's the ocean where I go for rejuvenation, revelation, and solace.