The power of lying is much less than the power of what is not to be discussed.

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.

Trust is like blood pressure. It’s silent, vital to good health, and if abused, it can be deadly.

I'm not the protagonist of a novel or anything...I'm just a normal college student who likes to read...But...If I were to write a book with me as tge main character...It would be......A tragedy.

Cat rescue is like a virus, " says Des placidely about the cat obsession that has taken over his life. "And once you're infected, it's incurable.

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I made a lot of mistakes, a lot of things I'm not proud of. But it's only for other people to learn from.

I think that the more people go through their own personal initiations, the less collective destruction may be unleashed on the planet.

I don't think that what's going on in Bosnia is political activity. It's partly political, but it's partly atavistic as well.

Arbitrary power is but the first natural step from anarchy, or the savage life.

Is 'tired old cliché' one?

I see a big difference between the Republican candidate and the Democratic candidate.