Middle age went by while I was mourning for my lost youth.

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.

Like seduction, the Priestess took poisoning to an art form.

It’s time to care

At the end the day because I believe so strongly in leadership, what I look for first, what I try to assess, is integrity.

Music is a lens through which to see who we are. Every phrase of every piece of music is trying to tell a story.

How many new rock stars have come around that have anything to say at all? Guys where you even want to know what they're thinking? Are they thinking? Where did it go astray?

It's really important to stay engaged and involved in the character.

Tomato and lettuce-especially lettuce-is an abomination.

The greatest joy I get is setting up plays for somebody else. I take a lot of pride in helping other people make plays.

Whoever claims to be smart, but does not concentrate on the Hereafter, is lying.

At the time my dog had a fungus on her chest that wouldn't heal and resisted treatment. I made an ointment with our product and it cleared up in two days. She lived to 17 years.