When I go out, I hope to leave the worst of myself at home.

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.

There is no 'the truth, ' 'a truth'--truth is not one thing, or even a system. It is an increasing complexity.

In the darkness time, no human can save you, only the sacred divine light.

Night Triumphant- and the Stars Eternal.

We know where we're going cause we know where we're from.

One thing the passage of time has shown me is that you never know how you'll behave in a situation until you're in that situation yourself.

The spring is already here with her hands full of flowers.

The thought that really crushes us is the thought of the futility of life of which death is the visible manifestation.

My job has me traveling all the time, and I got this house, so my downtime is spent sort of making a home. Every year it's different, and I try to do things that are more fulfilling.

With time, people forget to say, "Darling I love you." just that word.

Truth like a torch, the more 'tis shock, it shines.