Snarls and sobs show that a love affair is getting serious.

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 live by my words, don't die by them, chew them slowly digest them, and smile if they give nourishment to your soul.

A true dreamer dreams when he is awake.

To be always what I am - and so changed from what I was.

I think the biggest achievement of my life is that I followed my heart when I knew what it wanted, and had faith in destiny when I didn't know what it held.

Sitting on the hot seat of change requires much courage, patience, and persistence.

The farmer's way of saving money: to be owed by someone he trusted.

If you improve a teacher's self-esteem, confidence, communication skills or stress levels, you improve that teacher's overall effectiveness across the curriculum.

The bed comprehends our whole life, for we were born in it, we live in it, and we shall die in it

Listen, everything I did in my childhood was competitive. Everything we did my dad made it into a game to win. We used to drive my mum nuts.

I value so many people who have to work full time, definitely single mothers. Their work is the hardest work. I applaud it so much.