Never trust the judgment of an enthusiastic man; never trust the promises of a lazy one.

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.

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.(Popular misquote of "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.")

Apart from pleasure, beauty also kindles imagination, hope and encouragement. If beauty ceased to exist, we would, in a very real sense, cease to exist--for we would be no longer who we are.

True happiness is not out there. True happiness lies within.

Receding from grief, it seems necessary to retrace the same steps that brought us there.

The only way we know it's true is that we both dreamed it. That's what reality is. It's a dream everyone has together.

Kids are like a mirror, what they see and hear they do. Be a good reflection for them.

I like Jo Nesbo and Hakan Nesser. There are so many good books in the world. I don't want to spend time reading bad crime novels.

Whenever you get a blessing from God, give it back to Him as a love gift.

The one thing all that battle taught me, is that no one walks away without scars. No one. (Bad Moon Rising)

Turning the thermostat down is something that I do pretty reluctantly. I like to be able to walk around in whatever I fancy at home.