I was always fascinated by the absurdities and luxuries and the snobbism of the world that fashion magazines showed. Of course, it’s not for everyone...But I lived in that world, not only during my years in the magazines business but for years before, because I was always of that world-- at least in my imagination.

Water is God's tranquilizer.

If you think all the time every day of your life, you might as well kill yourself today and be happier tomorrow.

I went to work to make money, not because I was bored. It was money that I wanted.

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

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.

Every girl in the world should have geisha training