Sleepy-head is no longer aroused by tragic imaginings.

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.

Writing to please all readers is like cooking without seasoning …

I think it's safe to say that 50% of the record buying metal community is people between the ages of 16 and 25 - people still in their teenage-angsty, early young-adult years.

What ardently we wish, we soon believe.

True taste is forever growing, learning, reading, worshipping, laying its hand upon its mouth because it is astonished, casting its shoes from off its feet because it finds all ground holy.

At home we're the hosts, and I never liked the idea of being embarrassed in front of our friends.

Eagerly pursuing all the latest fads and trends cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.

I just wait for something to present itself, and then I consider it.

It was a perfectly beautiful night, as fall nights are in Washington. I walked out of the president's Oval Office, and as I walked out, I thought I might never live to see another Saturday night.

Hollywood is definitely now embracing a more natural approach to beauty. Staying "youthful-looking" is old news.

Countries that innovate first get the new jobs, developing an economic edge over the C-free laggards that end up having to later import the technology.