All mirrors are magical mirrors, and we never see our faces in them.

The test of enjoyment is the remembrance which it leaves behind.

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.

When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter.

Don't tell friends their social faults; they will cure the fault and never forgive you.

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of the blood.

Eat with the rich, but go to the play with the poor, who are capable of joy.

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.

What I like in a good author is not what he says but what he whispers.

Style is a magic wand, and turns everything to gold that it touches.

You have to know your own mind inside out before you can know the minds of others.

When I'm at a show, I'm yelling and cheering. I'm with those guys [the Grateful Dead].

I think the whole nerves thing comes into play when we worry about what other people and society will think.

Is it not the artist who - like our dreams - dissolves the pretenses that hide us from ourselves, disclosing both our self-serving fantasies and our unsuspected potentialities?

I understand - and often make fun of - the desire to run to the wall text before running to the painting.

Don’t get high off praises, and don’t get too low on critiques.

I do not believe in abortion at will. I do not believe that if a woman just wants to have an abortion she should... I do believe if you have an abortion you are committing murder.

Websites should look good from the inside and out.

There are leaders and there are those who lead. Leaders hold a position of power or influence. Those who lead inspire us.

I used to want to be a singer and a musician for years, from 6 years old to today. I'm not really good, but in time I could be. I'm more of a singer than anything.