The passions are the same in every conflict, large or small.

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.

I am not normal. I never will be.

Sharing knowledge is sharing wealth

I loved music and art, combining the two seemed like a natural match.

I'm terrible at reading fiction. I don't have the attention span - it's awful.

For me, a good holiday is about value for money rather than things to see.

Freedom and liberty always mean freedom from police interference.

When we join God in his plan for his global glory, we get to be a part of the cosmic take-your-kid-t o-work day.

When I wear high heels I have a great vocabulary and I speak in paragraphs. I'm more eloquent. I plan to wear them more often.

When authority is backed up by an immediate physical compulsion, what we are dealing with is not authority proper (i.e. symbolic authority), but simply an agency of brute force.

Moroseness is the evening of turbulence.