I enjoy my rights, but I revel in my privileges.

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.

People never know what they are capable of until all other options run out.

Remember, ” she whispered, “it’s only when the night is darkest that you can see the light of the stars.

My husband sings Baa Baa black sheep and we pretend that all's certain and good, that the marriage won't end.

We must be sceptical even of our scepticism.

The film 'Tapped' illustrates quite clearly how we've been getting 'soaked' for years by the bottled water industry.

Happiness is a smile of comfort to the sorrowful.

A hero knows it takes hard work and a long time to get published; a fool thinks it should happen immediately, because he thinks heÕs a hero already.

Journaling is something that I've always tried to get into.

My works are the issue of simple and plain experience which is the true mistress.

I don't accept the status quo. I do accept Visa, MasterCard, or American Express.