Sulking is silent because speaking would reveal its folly.

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.

If we could believe so strong and strong enough in the invisible things like virtues and value system.

My hope is in you, Mighty One!

To be a hero holds honor but to be a legend is to live forever.

Sometimes bringing out your inner best is the secret of success.

With the experience to judge, one need not pre-judge.

Books do not simply happen to people. People also happen to books.

Follow effective action with quiet reflection.

I am the poet of the poor, because I was poor when I loved; since I could not give gifts, I gave words.

I never wear a watch, because I always know it's now - and now is when you should do it.

Are you unselfish? That is the question. If you are, you will be perfect without reading a single religious book, without going into a single church or temple.