When my desiregrows too fierceI wear my bed clothesinside out, dark as the night’s rough husk.

Our natures are, indeed, elusively insubstantial—notoriously less stable and less inherent than the nature of other things. And insofar as this is the case, sincerity itself is bullshit.

Empathy nurtures wisdom. Apathy cultivates ignorance.

In every change, in every falling leaf there is some pain, some beauty. And that's the way new leaves grow.

From the shaken tower A flock of bells take flight, And go with the hour.

The male orientation of classical Athens was inseparable from its genius. Athens became great not despite but because of its misogyny.

I'm not used to having a boss. I'm the boss. I don't need the money. I'm filthy f... rich!

I don't view interviewing as much of a performance. My whole life is in essence a performance but singing and dancing for television is an entirely different thing.

A person is bound to work in obedience to and in conformity to that person's own nature.

I know of two tragic histories in the world - that of Ireland, and that of Macedonia. Both of them have been deprived and tormented

One cannot discuss Europe without understanding US imperial hegemony, both globally and certainly in Europe as it stands.