Joy goes as deep as sorrow, but leaves less of itself behind.

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.

Pity and friendship are two passions incompatible with each other.

Somebody said to me that I speak English almost like somebody for whom English is not their first language.

Leadership does not mean domination. The world is always well supplied with people who wish to rule and dominate others.

A true Christian man is distinguished from other men, not so much by his beneficent works, as by his patience.

Nothing ever tasted better than a cold beer on a beautiful afternoon with nothing to look forward to than more of the same.

There are good men everywhere. I only wish they had louder voices.

Entering the waters of baptism is something we do. The be that must precede it is faith in Jesus Christ and a mighty change of heart.

Howʹd you get here?ʺ I asked. She winked. ʺYouʹre not the only ones who can steal cars. Or, in my case, get people to ‘willinglyʹ lend them.

I don't mind your thinking slowly; I mind your publishing faster than you think.

Nature, like a kind and smiling mother, lends herself to our dreams and cherishes our fancies.