The morose one refuses to smile even when he has just had his teeth cleaned.

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.

Naira is our currency, belong to our country and belong to the people. Buy made in Nigeria let's grow the Naira to make it value.

They said her duck recipe and the Chinese music were so dramatic everything else sounded anemic.

We must give alms. Charity wins souls and draws them to virtue.

You can live with almost any condition if you're living within a community of people who can share a common understanding.

Cheerleaders are simultaneously everything that is right and wrong with the world.

Writing is like walking in a deserted street. Out of the dust in the street you make a mud pie.

Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.

'Thou shalt not' might reach the head, but it takes 'Once upon a time' to reach the heart.

I'm young. I'm pretty. And I'm willing to burn the whole world to the ground to get what I want.

Your life will become better by making other lives better.