I wish you joy of your unhappiness, since you cling to it so.

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.

I, in the end, make art for myself.

I am officially a member of The New Breed!

I went to Israel when the missiles were falling there.

O, the sweet, sweet twilight just before the time of rest, When the black clouds are driven away, and the stormy winds suppressed.

How could I live without powder?

I don't think I can be intimidated about working with any comedic actors. It felt great to get to play hardball with the big boys as they say.

The ability to suffer is a small matter - weak women and even slaves can acheive virtuosity in that.

It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that have to announce that I ate kale and liked it.

It's interesting to see the world's fascination with a troubled artist. The artists sure wouldn't share their enthusiasm.

Death and life were not Till man made up the whole, Made lock, stock and barrel Out of his bitter soul