Rage against the world, if you like, but quietly, or the Guardians will awake.

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.

I am yours, " he whispered. "I live to hold you, Risa. I breathe to touch you.

Freedom is to forgive one another for perceived wrongdoing

The proper function of a government is to make it easy for the people to do good, and difficult for them to do evil.

When you delight yourself in the Lord, His Word and His ways become the focus and foundation of your life.

Language is power... Language can be used as a means of changing reality.

Happiness is not to be achieved at the command of emotional whims.

Peace has never come from dropping bombs. Real peace comes from enlightenment and educating people to behave more in a divine manner.

I think the greatest CEOs in the United States business anyway are the ones you don't hear too much about.

Success is a very difficult thing. It's much more difficult than one might think.

Whenever you hear the consensus of scientists agrees on something or other, reach for your wallet, because you're being had.