God makes the covenant, and observes it as He pleases.

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.

This war is going to be full of women who fall in love with men they'll never see again. All we do is say goodbye over and over.

Look at yourself, you’re old, too, but still doing your work. This is what we are, Philips. This is what we are.

If we aren't willing to change, we aren't willing to unconditionally love.

Don't despair too much if you see beautiful things destroyed, if you see them perish. Because the best things are always growing in secret.

Its so real out here right now, the only reason why you see anything is cuz I got the flash on.

We want them [senators] to be themselves, and I told them, be yourselves and say what you want to say. Don't worry about me.

Love is the seed of all hope. It is the enticement to trust, to risk, to try, to go on.

He was the first, the only love her life, and in a nature like hers such passions take deep root and die-hard.

Shut up. Just shut up. You had me at 'hello'.

They're not willing to admit that I've also shed blood and tears and often paid dearly for my success. This makes me feel extremely sad.