Boredom and fear keep us working and obeying the laws.

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.

No subject is closer to my heart than the family . . . The moral foundation of our country is in danger of crumbling as families break up and parents neglect their responsibilities.

The life of a rock & roll band will last as long as you can look down into the audience and see yourself.

I always stayed married to my husband! Always, until the day he died! It's not true that we were separated!

I have never lied to you, I have always told you some version of the truth.

And with the morn those angel faces smile Which I have loved long since and lost awhile.

You would never understand, Kim. You think I'm normal; you wish I was.

When I design menswear, it is important for me to consider where you wear the clothes and what purpose they serve.

My family is from the South, and I can remember all those ladies I grew up with, like my great-aunts, who had handkerchiefs. There's something sweet about them.

I've been taking a trapeze class for the last couple of years. I'm working on my double back flip right now.

Our history is every human history; a black and gory business, with more scoundrels than wise men at the lead, and more louts than both put together to cheer and follow.