Every representation, even of an orgy, is a sublimation.

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.

Never confuse determination with arrogance. Arrogance will look down on you, determination will run over you.

Value system also comes from the mass media of the land.

Patience mimics the power of infinity.

There's a picture of my dorm room in the college yearbook as the most messy, most disgusting room on the Harvard campus, where I was an undergraduate.

I'm quietly becoming New York's premiere actor. People don't understand. They have me pigeon-holed as a comedian.

The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.

Lying to yourself is easy, too. I know. It's much harder to stay and deal with consequences.

I always marvel at the humans' ability to keep going. They always manage to stagger on even with tears streaming down their faces.

I don't work to any commissions. I do what I want to do.

Democracy can't function without an informed citizenry.