The poor live slow and hard; the rich, fast and easy. The rest of us shuffle along as we may.

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.

You’re not mending anything, remember, Sand? The hedge.” He paused and shook his head at himself. “And Perrotte’s away for a few minutes, and you’re talking to yourself again.

Even as zombies, ridiculous prom gowns were the downfall of teenage girls, crippling them at the knees.

You can have all the wine and dragons that my money can buy. That’s what the old woman told me, and I listened.

Let's do something to wake these people up.

I don't really do acting. I've done a little bit - enough to know I'll stick to what I know. Music is my thing.

I'd much prefer my books to shoes...In the summer I sometimes take walks without shoes but never without a novel.

You can’t take back texts. If you come off all moody and melancholy in a text, it just sits there in your phone, reminding you of what a drag you are.

History sometimes acts as madly as heredity, and her most unpredictable performances are often her most glorious.

Just because you’re winning a game doesn’t mean it’s a good game.

The key to getting the most from choice is to be choosy about choosing.