The aim of literary ambition is to demonstrate one's greatness of soul.

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.

Never be content with your work, your relationships, your life. That's the stupid advice philosophers give today.

One life

Awesome . . .” Jared spoke up from the other side of the room. “Ember, the Otherworld's wonder mutt.

I have now taken a serious task upon myself and I fear a greater one that is in the power of any man to perform in the given time-but it is too late to go back.

I'm not Jesus Christ but I can turn water into Kool-Aid.

Pain and love - the whole of life, in short - cannot be looked on as a disease just because they make us suffer.

I was a fan of the 'Dredd' comics when I was a teenager.

I am not given to finding fault, for there are innumerable fools.

If you see a man opening a car door for a woman, it means one of two things: it's either a new woman or a new car!

I go running. I go into nature. I really alleviate lot of emotional stress, any kind of stress I'm going through - exercise is my favorite medicine.