Learn to say no, with an eye to saying yes to something else.

Nothing but beauty and douceur

One does not laugh because one is happy; one is happy because one laughs.

French women don't have too many clothes - a few good pieces that last for a while and are classic and timeless.

People are unhappy when they are on diets, because it's 'don't do this, don't do that, do this, do that.

French women typically think about good things to eat. American women typically worry about bad things to eat.

I love my kitchen. For Manhattan, I have a rather decent-size kitchen, and it has an opening that gives out to the dining room, which has a window with a view of the city and in the distance the Statue of Liberty.