Whether I'm making a recipe or a piece of jewelry or a white-rose-and-jasmine tea or the perfume, I like to think of myself as a happy little sorceress, and if I could just have a little general store with all that stuff and give people a sense of my taste, that would be lovely.

I am a sufferer of endometriosis. I didn't want any young women to go through what I went through. I thought that people should know about it.

The best thing you can do for someone is make them a beautiful plate of food. How else can you invade someone's body without actually touching them?

I love clothes, but really I don't have that much to say about skirts. Before I was writing, I went to fashion shows only when the designer was a good friend and I was there to show support.

An oil massage, a hot bath, a good night's sleep, soft smells and music and clothes with soft textures denote sensuality to me.

I think wine is such a big universe that it's kind of like food - it's intimidating to a lot of people, myself included.

I'm not attached to things at all. I'm very lucky to have quite a few beautiful things, but if I look back at my life, I was often happiest when I had very little.