I must have books everywhere. They're the soul of a room-they reveal the taste, the interests, and the secrets of whoever lives there.

It's more important to be healthy and of good spirit than it is to be thin, just as it's more important to be an attractive woman than a fashionable one.

You are the one that possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness.

I was a very young girl and I got into fashion very much by accident, wanting to be independent. What was wonderful was that while I was learning and discovering - learning about the work, discovering myself as a woman - I was allowing other women to feel the same way.

You know, there's a thing about the woman across the room. You see the woman across the room, you think, She's so poised; she's so together. But she looks at you and you are the woman across the room for her.

Style is about confidence. That's the real beauty.

I have always been a nomad and I have mastered the art of packing! I always say: pack lightly, live lightly.