Don’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you.

I rather want my things to be copied than me copying. I would feel ashamed!

When people want to be liked for what they did, they should stop.

I must say, some are not very beautifully made. They’re coffee-table books for people who drink alcohol. I have nothing against coffee-table books as long as they are well done. They must not look like gravestones on a table. Sometimes they are too big, they come in boxes and things like this. No, a book has to be easy to open and you don’t have to be a bodybuilder to lift it. I like books I can read in bed. Those big tombstones would kill me.

I have moved to a smaller house in Paris, and I don't fancy having so much staff now.

I'm never content with what I do. I live in a sort of permanent dissatisfaction. I think that's the secret to doing things well.

The elegance is as physical, as moral quality that has nothing common with the clothing. You can see a countrywoman more elegant than one so called elegant woman.