I grew up in the countryside, and I was obsessed with horses and wildlife.

Ever since I was little I really loved boyish clothes - I had a real obsession with strict clothes, like uniforms. They really got me going.

My earliest influences were Coco Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent.

I love a star print. I always get a lurch if I see a nice one.

Somehow, stars have a lot of class if they are done right; they never have a shelf life.

You can say anything to anyone, but how you say it will determine how they will react.

If people are suffering then they must look within themselves. ... Happiness is not something ready-made [Buddha] can give you. It comes from your own actions.

Revisit your past only to recognize how far you have come.

Credentials have been a problem for a long time in my work. Originality has been my strength, and credentials and academia have not been.

It is funny how mortals always picture us as putting things into their minds: in reality our best work is done by keeping things out.

This is a tragic world we live in.

I don't think you get to good writing unless you expose yourself and your feelings.

People love to be told what they know already. It's not so much that what they say is wrong, though Ann Coulter does seem to be completely crazy.

I started writing every day. I never stopped.

Although she was aware that somewhere under her complicated strata of vests and petticoats there was some skin, that didn't mean to say she approved of it.