Plato's Symposium shows that flirtation and philosophy can further one another.

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.

When a hypocrite or a wicked leader is in power, anyone that becomes popular or stands out easily becomes a prey.

Death is only frightening from the near side.

There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.

Got a brand new semi-automatic weapon with a laser sight. Oh, I'm praying that somebody tries to break in here tonight.

I don't believe in writer's block. Most of writer's block is having too much time on your hands. My mantra is that you can always edit a bad page; you can't edit a blank page.

Do something today that you think is too delicious, too selfish, too wacky to fit within the rules of your life.

I need you to breathe for me.

When people recognise me they just kind of go 'Hi how are you,' really kind of cool you know.

We are impressed and even daunted by the immense Universe to be explored. "What we know is a point to what we do not know."

Only to the rude ear of one who is quite indifferent does the song of a bird seem always the same.