Shaw writes as if it were always midday.

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.

Don’t be so vain to think that you ruined me, that you wrecked me, destroyed me.I am the only one who has the power to do that.—Amanda Helm,

Presidents don't make new friends. That's why they've got to keep their old ones." Adm. Fitzwallace

O death where is thy sting? O grave where is thy victory?

If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts.

There are many strange happenings, my boy. Many mysteries beyond the power of the human mind to comprehend.

Chicago has disappointed her enemies and astonished the world

If you are trying to aid people in the process of self-discovery, what you have to do is confound them with so many concepts that are contradictory, yet each make complete sense in its own right.

The single biggest change in middle-distance running, from the 1500 metres to 10,000 metres, has been the track surface.

Don't let your life revolve around whatever you're trying not to do or feel. Live to experience, not to avoid.

Growing up with my dad taught me to either lie like a pro or not bother.