Of all the anti-social vested interests the worst is the vested interest in ill-health.

I would exchange every painting of Christ for one snapshot.

I occasionally swank a little because people like it; a modest man is such a nuisance.

Being a mother means that your heart is no longer yours; it wanders wherever your children do

Every dream is a prophecy: every jest is an earnest in the womb of Time.

Our lives are shaped not as much by our experiences as by our expectations.

Independence? That's middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.