Rereading, we find a new book.

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.

Everyone comes to this world with one great purpose. That is to serve others.

If you are not careful you will find yourself actually in the employ of the devil. He is powerful, slick, crafty, wily, and subtle.

You will not publish 100% of the books you don’t write.

The passion to get ahead is sometimes born of the fear lest we be left behind.

Man was nature's mistake she neglected to finish him and she has never ceased paying for her mistake.

My pregnancy was amazing. I was happy that whole time, I felt good, I had energy, I was like Superwoman. I wish I could feel like that for the rest of my life, that's how fantastic it was.

The unyielding army will not win.

The suburb was the major element of Australian society.

Junk bonds are the Holy Grail for hostile takeovers.

I was desperate for something to read that dealt realistically with teenage life, and I thought others might be, too.