flirtation ... is a graceful salute to sex, a small impermanent spark between one human being and another, between a man and a woman not in need of fire.

In an age where the lowered eyelid is just a sign of fatigue, the delicate game of love is pining away. Freud and flirtation are poor companions.

Generosity with strings is not generosity: it is a deal.

Artists never make wars. They are too busy making life out of the matter of their visions.

I don't think the advertisers have any real idea of their power not only to reflect but to mould society.

No man is a Christian who cheats his fellows, perverts the truth, or speaks of a "clean bomb" yet he will be the first to make public his faith in God.

Euthanasia ... is simply to be able to die with dignity at a moment when life is devoid of it.