Self-righteous victims invite extra nails.

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.

Roam abroad in the world, and take thy fill of its enjoyments before the day shall come when thou must quit it for good.

Have intercourse with females, acquire wealth.

When the will loves anything that is below it in dignity, it degrades itself.

The way to health is to have an aromatic bath and a scented massage every day.

And I'm not even just talking artists, every single person in this nation has the right to be themselves, live life go team go. I love you Canada, thank you so much.

I want a cheeseburger so badly, but I have to be a vampire in a few weeks.

Down on the West Coast I get this feeling like it all could happen.

I think that's one of the biggest goals I had in making a movie, was listening to what other people had to say.

The key to a healthy life is having a healthy mind.

A god who is both self-sufficient and content to remain so could not interest us enough to raise the question of his existence.