Noli me tangere, for Caesar's I am / And wild for to hold, though I seem tame.

The longer the life the more the offense, the more the offense the more the pain, the more the pain the less the defense and the less the defense the less the gain.

...Wild to hold, though I seem tame.

Farewell, Love, and all thy laws for ever.

For like to like, the proverb saith.

For as saith a proverb notable, Each thing seeketh his semblable.

You have the power to choose joyful living through your thoughts, actions, and choices.

The loveliest roses sometimes bear the ugliest thorns.

Through life's journey, may your feet rest on solid ground, your hands touch the prize of life, and your heart find contentment.

Present joys are more to flesh and blood Than the dull prospect of a distant good.

I suppose if you've never bitten your nails, there isn't any way to explain the habit. It's not enjoyable, really, but there is a certain satisfaction - pride in a job well done.

... we need to interrogate "reverence," for idolization can be another way one is objectified and not really taken seriously.

Claire Danes is lovely and a really great actress.

Even before 9/11 I was gripped by a sense of dread: our lack of criticism about what we were doing in the Middle East - the slagging off of a whole religious tradition.

A lot of stuff I wear I've had since high school.

We get into ruts when we run with the first idea that pops into our head, not the last one.