As I criss-cross the city hurrying, I feel always the unchanging cold beneath the pavement.

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.

Differentiation is a universal struggle that all human beings face if they wish to fully develop themselves as individuals.

Let this coming year be better than all the others. Vow to do some of the things you've always wanted to do but couldn't find the time.

The Federal Reserve is not currently forecasting a recession.

The smile on your lips brings the summer sunshine, the tears in your eyes bring the rain. I feel your touch, you warm embrace, and I'm in heaven again.

American citizens have been killed abroad by drones with no due process, no accountability, no judicial review.

The genuiness of our worship cannot be measured in decibels of sound, and although it is vital that we express our love for God vocally, He looks to see the evidence in our lives.

I have many, many old friends, and I always think that it's important, when you get into politics, to have friends you had before you were in politics and to understand what's on their minds.

Being a star doesn't last. That's not what life should be about. It's a complete illusion that really has nothing to do with you. For me, finding out about life is the most important thing.

When you tune your guitar in a different way, it lends itself to a new way of looking at your songwriting.

[As they say in the old legends]Before a man goes to the devil himself, he sends plenty of other souls thither.