Paradox implies that stating a contradiction disposes of 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.

Going to church is not a sign of going to God, if you think he is omnipresent, he is right there in your soul and bedroom.

Study institutions may become visible when the head is more emptied of imaginings.

Christians are free to serve and obey God since they are loved, justified, redeemed, reconciled, forgiven, saved, and sustained to the end!

The pimple is perfect.

The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them.

The cigar is the perfect complement to an elegant lifestyle.

I find more peace with you.

People don't paint for the hell of it. It's a deeply seated thing - a preoccupation - the whole of one's life.

A single photograph is a mere fragment of an experience and, simultaneously, the distillation of the entire body of one's experience.

I look at everything. That's my job. I really do, every day. I think about everything.