Women encourage men to be childish, then scold them.

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.

ThatNeed to knowYour enemyTo surviveIs bitter.

We're all only fragile threads but what a tapestry we make.

Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack. We give it orders which make no sense.

I did grow up in New Orleans. I grew up right on the lake, right across the levee.

Just lock myself in a room, stop answering emails, stop answering the phone and I come out with something.

Self-help books are for the birds. Self-help groups are where it's at.

To make big steps, you've got to take action yourself and not listen to other people.

Naturally, when one makes progressive steps, there may be some who see it as a betrayal of their goals and interests.

Love isn't love until it's past.

It usually helps me write by reading - somehow the reading gear in your head turns the writing gear.