So often people tell me: you got me through this, you've really helped me. And I never realized that part of what I do is that I give people hope.

Perfume is like a personal signature, which is why I like to mix my own. For years I've paired Femme by Rochas with Shalimar and love the results.

I don't buy trends, because the pieces don't last and I wind up never wearing them. That's why I like to shop with my children; they'll always tell me the truth.

To be able to touch lives, and touch a life that you don't even know, is an extraordinary thing.

Never settle for less than your dreams, somewhere, sometime, someday, somehow, you'll find them

Maybe some people just aren't meant to be in our lives forever. Maybe some people are just passing through. It's like some people just come through our lives to bring us something: a gift, a blessing, a lesson we need to learn. And that's why they're here. You'll have that gift forever.

I wrote because I needed to and wanted to. It never occurred to me that I'd become famous.