Think carefully before asking for justice. Mercy might be safer.

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.

What ho!" I said."What ho!" said Motty."What ho! What ho!""What ho! What ho! What ho!"After that it seemed rather difficult to go on with the conversation.

Tell me your story and I will get back your life.

I couldn't reach him from here even if I tried.

Change takes effort. And the reality is, most people don't want to put in effort to better their life.

We are watching very closely to see how the disease associated with bird flu, when it hits humans, is evolving.

That was the trouble with lies: it was very important to remember them accurately when, generally, they were the things you most wanted to forget.

Tolstoy's so-called inconsistencies were a sign of his development and his passionate regard for truth.

All names of God remain hallowed because they have been used not only to speak of God but also to speak to him.

I don't make mistakes. I make prophecies which immediately turn out to be wrong.

Whenever anger comes up, take out a mirror and look at yourself. When you are angry, you are not very beautiful.