Unlike the ambiguity of life, the ambiguity of language does reach a limit.

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.

The unknown scares man, but those who confront it, will cease to fear it" (Rodolfo Rios Medina)

Just because you don't believe in something doesn't mean its not real

Vampires aren't the only ones who can hunt.

What would it mean to live in a city whose people were changing each other's despair into hope?-- You yourself must change it.

Today I find it's extremely hard to launch one's brand, and that's also why we are helping these young talents.

I can be you hero baby. I can kiss away the pain. I will stand by you forever. You can take my breath away

I'm not a drug salesman. I'm a writer." "What makes you think a writer isn't a drug salesman?

Perhaps the two most valuable and satisfactory products of American civilization are the librarian on the one hand and the cocktail in the other.

The advantages? Exercise, no parking problems, gas prices, it's fun. An automobile is expensive. You have to find a place to park and it's not fun. So why not ride a bicycle? I recommend it.

I wish we lived in the day where you could challenge a person to a duel.