With every physical pain my moral fibre unravels a little.

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.

I eyed her like a thirsty traveler in the desert looks at a pail of water.

You know, I loved math. My mom was a math teacher.

Even youngish men can acquire wisdom as time goes by.

Always tell what you feel. Do what you think.

I realize that labels are placed upon an individual to simplify him or her, but it is impossible to capture the essence of an individual by a few words.

I write arrangements. Im sort of a wannabe composer.

If the Americans do move the embassy to Jerusalem, and eventually the rest of the world follows suit, it will mark the end of Palestinian hopes for a two-state solution.

The ultimate goal of the universe is to show the glory of God.

Every actor chooses their story at the beginning.

There was still gold and silver in the mountains, And hunger was a more immediate sorrow