The right time to die is never exactly now.

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.

Fanatics are picturesque, mankind would rather see gestures than listen to reasons.

For how could she dream for more when he was her every dream come true?

There are few chaste women who are not tired of their trade.

Strength is one of those things you're supposed to have. You don't feel that you have it at the time you're going through it.

I was appalled at the amount of study necessary in order to qualify in medicine, and gradually my desire was blunted by a keener - and secret - wish to become an actor.

A righteous person is one who lives for the next generation.

The Democratic Party will live and continue to receive the support of the majority of Americans just so long as it remains a liberal party.

You're the only person I've ever met who can stand a bookstore as long as I can.

We are impressed and even daunted by the immense Universe to be explored. "What we know is a point to what we do not know."

I'm a terrible patient, and I find that doctors can be very condescending.