Don't wait for writers to be dead to be read; the living ones can use the money.

Everything is a symbol of something, it seems, until proven otherwise.

The real reason for a quest is always self-knowledge.

Never feel dumb. Not knowing who or what is no sin. Ignorance is simply the measure of what you haven't got to yet. I find writers and works every day that I haven't got to, haven't even heard of.

The difference between being Achilles and almost being Achilles is the difference between living and dying.

When it's over, we may feel wooed, adored, appreciated, or abused, but it will have been an affair to remember.

Ghosts and vampires are never only about ghosts and vampires.

Real people are made out of a whole lot of things-flesh, bone, blood, nerves, stuff like that. Literary people are made out of words.

Whenever people eat or drink together, it's communion.

Real people are made out of a whole lot of things—flesh, bone, blood, nerves, stuff like that. Literary people are made out of words.

The real reason for quest is always self-knowledge.

Lines are very difficult to learn.

Your imagination has much to do with your life. ... It is for you to decide how you want your imagination to serve you.

The art of winning in business is in working hard - not taking things too seriously.

Because I'm on the runway with some of the best models in the industry.

I was just so lucky to have a wonderful life after a tough marriage.

Being obscure in acronyms is great. I think I'll start making up my own... INYM - I'm Not Your Momma.

You see, baby, after a glass or two of wine I’m inclined to extravagance.

I was merely endeavoring to indicate that if we do not grab events by the collar they will have us by the throat. -Lord Vetinari

I think people who are attracted to the fashion industry are people who are really insecure and looking for a certain identity.

It's been a strange [summer].... I was sent by a magazine to photograph famous photographers.... Of course, I included myself.