Kindness eases everything almost as much as money does.

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.

people around me, problem around me, depression around me, thieves around me this is not literature or poetry ! this is my insolvency ! you can solve them try try try until they die !

And she thought what a clean, simple life she would have led if it weren't for love.

I've always believed that it's important to give something back to the world and community.

It may be healthier to eat beer and franks with cheer and thanks, than to eat sprouts and bread with doubts and dread.

It took me about 12 years to reach my million-word mark. The challenge now is to continue to challenge myself.

1994 GOP victory destroyed bipartisanship.

I want to be the black Madonna.

Quite frankly, Kimi Raikkonen is the fastest driver in the world

There is usually only a limited amount of damage that can be done by dull or stupid people. For creating a truly monumental disaster, you need people with high IQs.

The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, is the central and inevitable fact of human existence.