I win on my merits; my opponents win by cheating.

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.

Whether we walk among our people or alone among the hills, happiness in life's walking depends on how we feel about others in our hearts.

What we do in every other area of our lives (other than religion), is, rather than respect somebody's beliefs, we evaluate their reasons.

Hero, ” he said softly, in a manner that was much like his father’s. “Vengeance and glory are the ways of the Greeks and the Trojans. We are of the Herdsmen.

Why if you're not in New York you are camping out.

You can't write poems about trees when the woods are full of policemen.

It's strange, because Long Island is still New York, but the farther you go out on Long Island, the more creepy it gets.

A wee bit of heaven drifted down from above, a handful of happiness, a heart full of love.

Haters are cowards. When confronted they often back down. We must resist haters.

All the good, fine, noble, and creative acts of humanity were conceived as a spark in a single human consciousness.

Money and fame are very inconvenient and very problematic.