Journalism never admits that nothing much is happening.

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.

There are no atheists in the foxhole.

Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind The thief doth fear each bush an officer.

It's one thing for Hillary Clinton to adopt some anti-Wall Street language to try to appeal to progressives.

[Jesus] was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water.

It's very important for Taiwan to maintain its international contact.

Whenever a new situation presented itself, you had to remain cool and distant

If you read three books a day you couldn't read all the poetry that's being published.

Old age is not one of the beauties of creation, but it is one of its harmonies.

Most important, Christmas should be a spiritual experience....Christmas is not just an event in time; it is a spiritual experience available to every person who hears the Gospel.