To conform within rational limits to a given style is no more servile than to pay one's taxes or to write according to the rule of grammar.

a woman of the world should always be the mistress of sorrow and not its servant. She may have a grief but never a grievance.

I believe in plenty of optimism and white paint.

I opened the doors and windows of America, and let the air and sunshine in.

Simplicity, suitability and proportion.

Light, air and comfort - these three things I must always have in a room.

Good dressing is largely a question of detail and accessories.