When science drove the gods out of nature, they took refuge in poetry and the porticos of civic buildings.

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.

My only love sprung from my only hate!Too early seen unknown, and known too late!Prodigious birth of love it is to me, That I must love a loathed enemy.

I think that there are some teachers that do a very good job of incorporating culture and history. And there are some teachers who could use a little more help in that area.

I got into film-making because I was interested in making entertaining movies, which I felt there was a lack of.

Citizenship consists in the service of the country.

Each novel is harder than its predecessor because I must work harder at not repeating myself. However, I enjoy the challenge. This is the greatest job in the world.

When you get to play a character that's in love, it's cool.

There was a possibility I could have been under surveillance.

You've got to live life to the fullest. You just enjoy every beautiful thing there is to enjoy.

Children at certain ages have distinct actions, and boys at certain ages have a particular way of acting too.

A perfect run has nothing to do with distance. It's when your stride feels comfortable.