There is a certain age when a woman must be beautiful to be loved, and then there comes a time when she must be loved to be beautiful.

Jazz music is an intensified feeling of nonchalance.

It seems to me that there are two kinds of trickery: the "fronts" people assume before one another's eyes, and the "front" a writer puts on the face of reality.

To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter.

I have loved to the point of madness; That which is called madness, That which to me, Is the only sensible way to love.

A dress makes no sense unless it inspires men to take it off of you.

One can never speak enough of the virtues, the dangers, the power of shared laughter.

Art must take reality by surprise.

For what are we looking for if not to please? I do not know if the desire to attract others comes from a superabundance of vitality, possessiveness, or the hidden, unspoken need to be reassured.

I always believe things are going to work out.

Love is worth whatever it costs.

You have great talents. Aim for God best for your life.

Fame is a spiritual drug. It is often a by-product of our artistic work, but like nuclear waste, it can be a very dangerous by-product.

Everything we're doing is freakin' iffy. That's what makes it so much fun.

No one can feel as the owner of the country and no one can feel excluded from the right of property. We must all suffer Colombia.

In other people's company I felt I was dull, gloomy, unwelcome, at once bored and boring.

Aristotle's metaphysics, roughly speaking, may be described as Plato diluted by common sense. He is difficult because Plato and common sense do not mix easily.

It smelled like aging wood and creosote, plastic book covers, and old paper. Old paper, which my mom used to say was the smell of time itself.

Madonna is the speedboat, and the rest of us are just the Go-Gos on water skis.

Keep busy while you are waiting for something to happen.

Death is the quiet haven of us all.