When Medusa looks in the mirror, she sees the Lady of Sorrows.

Pain narrows consciousness; pleasure blurs it.

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.

City people make most of the fuss about the charms of country life.

Tune your antenna to the highest frequency possible to attract people of substance increase your circle of influence intentionally.

Nothing will change if you worry. Rather it may aggravate negative emotions within you. Don't waste your time worrying.

One dream can change your destiny.

He that is never on his knees on earth shall never stand upon his feet in heaven

I heard there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft.

Felicity is in possession, happiness in anticipation.

If England had scored in the first half, I think the young legs would have found younger hearts inside them

No sooner is the rage of hunger appeased than it becomes difficult to comprehend the meaning of starvation. It is only when you suffer that you really understand.

Find joy in the journey.

We must come to understand our past, our history, in terms of the soil and water and forests and grasses that have made it what it is.