The world needs an enema.

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.

Britain's passion for Christmas and huge white weddings dates from Victorian times - both were low-key celebrations before Victoria and her PR machine.

People can do whatever they want if they just set their heart to it, and just never give up, and just go out there and do it.

The most successful people in life are the ones who settle their critical issues early and manage them daily.

Those who saw Kite Runner loved the film, for the most part, people seemed to really like the film.

Southeast Asia is now a region full of hope because of the freedoms America has helped foster.

I had long since given up trying to extract from a woman as it were the square root of her unknown quantity, the mystery of which a mere introduction was generally enough to dispel.

Something happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about it. They were under the heel of the French... and they got together and swore a pact to the devil.

Try to dwell on the people you'd like to love, instead of all the people you do loathe.

I only eat one meal a day. Lunch, not dinner.

Hardness shatters; strength endures.