Poverty makes a slave out of men. In order to eat he will accept work that gives no pleasure.

What would a narrative of happiness be like? All that can be described is what prepares it, and then what destroys it.

Rather than recount his life as he has lived it, he must live his life as he will recount it.

Nothing thwarts happiness so much as the memory of happiness.

She opened her eyes. "Is this real?""Very real." I brushed the soaked strands off her cheek, wondering if I was lying or not and if I should care if I was. "Angel, let me kiss you.

I warn you, the trip will not be easy. Once you choose to walk in the light, your path will lead you places you do not want to go.

People who have seen me read usually come up afterwards and invite me to be a part of something.

A golf swing is a collection of corrected mistakes.

In Russia, we have a long tradition of compassion for people who have been put into labor camps or prison.

The Law of Love, call it attraction, affinity, cohesion if you like, governs the world.

Always respect yourself and don't go out there disrespecting yourself.

Every disposable job makes you partially suicidal. But I've always worked because I need to buy drugs and wigs so I could go out in drag and get wasted!

Perspective is a moment in time that cannot be fully appreciated until that moment has passed.

Course, that's the trouble with politics, it breeds politics! So that makes it pretty hard to stamp out.