Faith prefers the absurd to the plausible.

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.

What we need to know can only be experienced.

Beside her I felt grey, like she had all the colours I'd ever need.

It's not 'over-sensitivity' to ask to be treated with the same dignity and respect shown to others.

The chatterer reveals every corner of his shallow mind.

Love will come find you Just to remind you Of who you are [...] See that's the thing about love [...] Then life It will embrace you Totally amaze you So you don't give up

Keep the faith, keep the faith, keep working.

The tragedy of my job [journalist] is that I rarely get to go where I want to go. I have to go where the job takes me.

Are you copying others? People won't pay extra for that. You won't be followed for that.

Dream the impossible. Know that you are born in this world to do something wonderful and unique; don't let this opportunity pass by. Give yourself the freedom to dream and think big.

I always say too much when I'm talking to you--- that's one of the problems.... Edward Cullen Twilight, Chapter 5