The real secrets are not the ones I tell.

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.

Just for the record, she still loves you. She wouldn't bother to torture you if she didn't.

Self-master is the greatest success.

What liberates us is the light and love.

As far as I can tell, a young-adult novel is a regular novel that people actually read.

I smiled sadly and whispered, "I would have taken a bullet for you, too, you know.""I know, " he whispered gruffly and lifted my chin, "and that pisses me off and turns me on at the same time.

I think of you now mare than ever. It's raining today.

I remember playing Coachella and seeing kids in the audience who weren't even born when we had our initial run of success. They were singing along to every word, which was an amazing thing to see.

The deeds of men, as footprints in the desert. Nothing under the circling moons is fated to last. Even the sun goes down.

I'm a genius. I'm like Prince.

In order to appeal to a wider audience on network in order to survive, generally your characters need to be, at a base level, a little bit more likable.