It's too hot for me to bother with wearing my hair down in the summer. I'd rather pin it up in braids, or throw it in a top knot so I don't have to think about it the rest of the day.

I love the idea of a woman's suit, but I wanted something that was a little easier to wear.

Spontaneity and instincts are key factors to a memorable party.

The best part about DJing a fashion show after-party or event is being able to correlate the emotions of the collection with music, just as you would for a show.

You walk a fine line when you have a performance at a show just as you do with having celebrities attend a show - you never want the attention to be drawn too far away from the clothing.

Music is such an important element in creating the drama that a runway show needs in order to be memorable and to make the clothes come to life.

I've always been a huge fan of matching sets and vibrant prints.

Ernest Hemingway called Jospehine the "most sensational woman anyone ever saw." I think all women deserve to be this sensational looking!

Designing the prints was very much like writing a story with characters, [inspired by] some of my my favorite icons of the time: Eva Perón and Josephine Baker.

Of course, fresh flowers are the answer to any June gloom you may be feeling. Flowers really do solve all problems.

Poetry is a life-cherishing force.

A witch ought never to be frightened in the darkest forest, Granny Weatherwax had once told her, because she should be sure in her soul that the most terrifying thing in the forest was her.

After so many years drifting, not connected to anything, I'm finally tethered. Safe and loved, in the middle.We start senior year like kings, like nothing can ever tear us apart.We're wrong.

I think there are two keys to success. One is to show up. The other one is to keep going. Most people don’t keep going.

All of us have to figure out our own passion, our own journey. Follow your heart.

Death is the last limit of all things.

It's just an inch from me to you depending on what map you use.

When man tries to imagine Paradise on earth, the immediate result is a very respectable Hell.

The greatest missionary is the Bible in the mother tongue. It needs no furlough and is never considered a foreigner.