My mind is led astray by every faint rustle.

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.

Harmony is produced in ministry when everyone seeks to be a servant.

There was a feeling in him like waiting for a punishment.

When I behold the heavens as in their prime, And then the earth (though old) still clad in green, The stones and trees, insensible of time, Nor age nor wrinkle on their front are seen

Fate has a strange way of making plans.

This is life's greatest moment, when the soul unfolds capacities which reach beyond earth's boundaries.

A common mistake among those who work in sport is spending a disproportional amount of time on "x's and o's" as compared to time spent learning about people.

The best way to succeed in this world is to act on the advice you give to others.

I really don't take any interest at all in contemporary comedy.

If you had seen me back in high school, there's no way you would have ever said I would become an author or teacher because I was a horrible student.

The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.