Moderation in all things is best, but it's pretty hard to get excited about it.

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.

I care about you as people, and I believe you are capable of great things. Each of you will contribute something to this world. You are important. You would be missed.

Peterson thought it an unusual friendship, one only the Army could forge.

[On Washington, D.C.:] a town of successful men and the women they married before they were successful.

I'm not a born writer, and I don't enjoy writing.

I want to play until the end.

It's neat to have finally reached a point where I can accept what I was and what I am.

I try to be an example and live as Christ-like as I can.

Happiest is he who expects no happiness from others. Love delights and glorifies in giving, not receiving. So learn to love and give, and not to expect anything from others.

John Floridis was very inspiring. He plays so well.

All true work is sacred.