I may forget my dignity, but you may not.

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.

Let us have no guiltLeft to wasteFor dreaming still.

No expectations mean there is no risk of disappointment.

What's the point of having shimmery feet?

I've been feeling everything. From hate to love. From love to lust. From lust to truth. I guess that's how I know you.

It's true across the U.K. that those who had least to do with causing the economic crisis are carrying the heaviest burden. That's unacceptable.

He is great enough that is his own master.

I think in general I've never dared compose in Spanish. First of all, it is such an intricate language.

The artist who uses the least of what is called imagination will be the greatest.

Um, dad?" I called "How's it going?" "Percy!" Annabeth whispered. "We're in a hurry!

My work has always been the product of my time.