Life is the risk we cannot refuse.

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.

If there's one thing I've learned, it is to never give up--no matter what your circumstances are. Giving up doesn't solve anything.

You don't kill your ego. You overcome it by loving other people. And for that you need both ego and super-ego.

Nonetheless, we experience a sense of freedom when we feel that we have the ability to make choices and satisfy our primal instincts.

The appearance of a single great genius is more than equivalent to the birth of a hundred mediocrities

There must be a cloud in my head, rain keeps falling from my eyes

Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart!

I feel so bad for him [Bernie Sanders]. It's really unfortunate that he's been caught in the crossfire here.

Well, as much as I love kicking asses and taking names, it's way past curfew for you three"- Arriane

The way you treat your employees is the way they will treat your customers

It's fine to dress in polka dots and pink crinoline if you want. What I recoil from is the idea that that alone is the only way to be female.