Theory now: concern for truth must not hobble our discussion.

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 looking at him made Andrew feel tense and irritated. It was wonder perfect strangers didn't go up to the guy and punch him in the face.

All right. The snow may be falling in the winter of my discontent, but at least I've got sarcastic company.

Congratulations, " she said. "You win.

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.

It's really vital to have rock music because it connects the generations. It's important in that way.

When I was at Manchester, where there was a modern swimming pool, I was looked on as a great man, not for so trivial a reason as being an FRS, but because I used to dive off a five-metre board.

Video for the Internet has become a testing ground for mediums that actually have revenue.

It is indeed the boundary of life, beyond which we are not to pass; which the law of nature has pitched for a limit not to be exceeded.

I’m a deeply broken person, and broken institutions fascinate me.

Culture as we're practicing it is causing a lot of pain.