I am insecure. Everyone's insecure.

There is nothing charming about a woman who cannot walk in her shoes.

The secret of toe cleavage, a very important part of the sexuality of the shoe; you must only show the first two cracks.

Shoes are the quickest way for women to achieve instant metamorphosis.

I love exaggerated, and I love eccentric, but you must be comfortable. Otherwise it is nonsense. There is nothing charming about a woman who cannot walk in her shoes.

People walk differently in high heels. Your body sways to a different kind of tempo.

You put high heels on and you change.

About half my designs are controlled fantasy, 15 percent are total madness and the rest are bread-and-butter designs.

The imprint of Miss Hepburn is absolutely, totally present. Like it or not, she will be the most important look of the twentieth century.

It's the only thing I get inspired by! I get inspired by dreams. Who cares about the rest?

The greatest luxury is being free.

Barbarus hic ego sum, quia non intelligor illis.(In this place I am a barbarian, because men do not understand me.)

On the rue de la Crosse, the Hotel of Bees becomes almost weightless for a moment, lifted in a spiral of flame, before it begins to rain the pieces back to the earth

In the long run the pessimist may be proved to be right but the optimist has a better time on the trip.

America's legacy has been crafted by generations of hard-working men and women who moved to the United States from all over the globe to pursue their dreams.

Fortunately I have never learned to take the good advice I give myself nor the counsel of my fears.

You cannot evoke great spirits and eat plums at the same time.

Ytalding is not always pretty or easy. And it doesn't came quick

Look for ways to be a blessing. Simple words of encouragement can brighten somebody’s day.

A desert is a place without expectation.

And I thought, you know, I have to say that maybe the whacked out mother is my new favorite role, but I don't want to just do it and become Nurse Ratchett.