Nostalgia paints a smile on the stony face of the past.

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.

Believe that you are not only beautiful, but you are amazing and wonderful.

Individuals play the game, but teams win championships.

I did grow up in New Orleans. I grew up right on the lake, right across the levee.

Without the Spirit of God, we can do nothing. We are as ships without wind. We are useless.

Spirituality is natural goodness. God is not a person; God is a presence personified in us. Spirituality is not a thing; it is the atmosphere of God's Presence, goodness, truth, and beauty.

Joy makes the longest journey too short.

He wasn't very lovable but he was bloody efficient. (Packer talking about Genghis Khan)

A lot of people out there pay good lip service to the idea of personal freedom... right up to the point that someone tries to do something that they don't personally approve of.

People who wish to analyze nature without using mathematics must settle for a reduced understanding.

[on education] It's knowing where to go to find out what you need to know, and it's knowing how to use the information once you get it.