Sometimes the given seems like something taken away.

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.

The word of God renewed my mind.

It is not necessary to conceal anything from a public insensible to contradiction and narcoticized by technological diversions

Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live.

Patriotism requires less and less of making the eagle scream, but more and more of making him think.

I needed to recognize those secrets I was keeping from myself- secrets I had buried long ago. I needed Post Secret just as much as the other people who were mailing me their secrets.

In writing and politicking, it's best not to think about it, just do it.

What is masculine and what is feminine, anyway?

rush of pine scent (once upon a time), the unlicensed conviction there ought to be another way of saying this.

I rely on my directors, a lot. I love being directed.

Eat for nutrition and food value. Emphasize natural foods, avoid processed foods and eliminate junk entirely.