In my youth, I was always one for the dramatic entrance. Now, in keeping with my character, I gravitate more toward the subtle and refined. Okay, with the occasional feathered serpent thrown in.

Check out that one at the end. He's taken the form of a footstool. Weird...but somehow I like his style.""That is a footstool.

I wanted to wake you straightaway, but I knew I had to wait several hours to ensure you were safely recovered.""What! How long has it been?""Five minutes. I got bored.

I—though forced through lack of space to assume the form of a stoic guinea pig crouched between the girl's shoe and the glove compartment—was my usual dignified self.

Commerce is the equalizer of the wealth of nations.

Our little systems have their day; They have their day and cease to be… And thou, O Lord, art more than they.

the only way to become a better writer is to become a better person.

Do you want power over something? Be more nearly real than it.

Balenciaga did the most delicious evening clothes. Clothes aren't delicious any more.

What good are images if people understand them?

Nothing is so great an instance of ill-manners as flattery.

Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.

Only, as long as we're going insane we may as well go the whole way. A mere shred of sanity is of no value.

Taking delight in the journey takes confidence. It pushes the envelope of design.