If suffering brought wisdom, the dentist's office would be full of luminous ideas.

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.

God is helpless in our area of ignorance.

How can we understand the world and the universe when we haven't even understood ourselves?

Growing up, my family was an enemy of the state. I have experienced more disappointment than joy, much more sad stories or desperate conditions.

Messi or Ronaldo best player in the world? In the world, I would say Ronaldo. Messi is from another planet.

Being is the great explainer.

It may be over but it won't stop there, I am here for you if you'd only care

Being an England supporter is like being the over-optimistic parents of the fat kid on sports day.

There is no such thing as life in-between.

My major preoccupation is the question, 'What is reality?'

Does anyone remember laughter?