We all need a splash of bad taste. No taste is what I am against.

The two greatest mannequins of the century were Gertrude Stein and Edith Sitwell - unquestionably. You just couldn't take a bad picture of those two old girls

All creations demand greenery of spirt. 

This is a weakness of the world. Someone thinks they've discovered something for the first time. They want to be authoritative about it.

Most people haven't got a point of view; they need to have it given to them––and what's more, they expect it from you.

Elegance is innate. It has nothing to do with being well dressed. Elegance is refusal.

A funny person is funny only for so long, but a wit can sit down and go on being spellbinding forever. One is not meant to laugh. One stays quiet and marvels. Spontaneously witty talk is without question the most fascinating entertainment there is.