Masks are what they seem to be; not so the faces beneath them.

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.

The enemy doesn't warn its target. Emergencies do not make appointments, and the greatest battles of life are often surprises.

Do you love me?" I ask.In your hesitation I found my answer.

Look upward to himLook to him for everythingLook to him for helpLook to him for comfort

Life gives you plenty of time to do whatever you want to do if you stay in the present moment.

The lesson of history is that you do not get a sustained economic recovery as long as the financial system is in crisis.

It is worse than a crime, it is a blunder.

I just want to be as creative as I possibly can.

The caprice of our temper is even more whimsical than that of Fortune.

What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived

Winners quit all the time. They just quit the right stuff at the right time.