Melancholy is as seductive as Ecstasy.

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.

When twelve who wander stand as oneThrough the door the dark will come.The key will be revealed in turn—Unlock the way and you shall learn...

When you allow your past to define your present, you’re setting yourself up for future disaster.

Friendships that don't fit my life anymore have faded away, and new ones have come in.

Not every woman in old slippers can manage to look like Cinderella

In this business actors who have Botox or surgery make you very aware of age. It's awful.

Donald Trump and Mike Pence will restore the American dream for the next would-be visionary from small-town America.

Family is forever and the most important foundation in life.

When you realize that the baby's healthy and born, it's a release and you're so happy.

When humans come together with a true spirit of dealing with the mystery collaboratively, it's incredibly beautiful.

When you deny something your power is much more conspicuous than when you approve it.