In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from.

If Botticelli were alive today he'd be working for Vogue.

The social sciences were for all those who had not yet decided what to do with their lives, and for all those whose premature frustrations led them into the sterile alleys of confrontation.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

Monica Seles: I'd hate to be next door to her on her wedding night.

Flogging. The only solution to every problem. I warrant even the culprit himself doesn't know! It was just... his... turn!

I imagine hell like this: Italian punctuality, German humour and English wine.

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.

Beliefs are what divide people. Doubt unites them.

Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich.

If you're going to be a prisoner of your own mind, the least you can do is make sure it's well furnished.

Time crawls when you are bored

When I look at my life and its secret colors, I feel like bursting into tears.

Sincere desire and worthiness invite the spirit of revelation into our lives.

Revenge is the easiest of emotions to understand and to manipulate.

May we live like the lotus, at home in muddy water.

The stock market is overpriced. Everything is overpriced. Junk is king.

Writing is the most solitary of arts.

He has no right to threaten my boyfriends. I'm eighteen. An adult. I don't need his help. I can threaten my boyfriends myself.

The Highest Being reveals himself in man.

Matter of fact, the interesting friendships are the ones that are divergent.