My husband used to shout at my mother, 'What is wrong with your daughter? I'm married to a man.'

I believe in individuality, that everybody is special, and it's up to them to find that quality and let it live.

We're not perfect; we all have things that people might not like to see, and I like to show my faults.

I go feminine, I go masculine. I am both, actually. I think the male side is a bit stronger in me, and I have to tone it down sometimes. I'm not like a normal woman, that's for sure.

I thought I'd take style to its limit... My philosophy is a belief in magic, good luck , self-confidence, and pride.

This is depression, it comes when your blocking. This is expression it comes when you're rocking

Whatever one is creating, one has to stick to one's guns and just do it. That is all. Put your foot down and do not let your work be compromised.

Everyone has to make their own decisions. I still believe in that. You just have to be able to accept the consequences without complaining.

If people think I'm angry, I don't want to burst anybody's bubble. I like sometimes for people to be afraid of me. But it's not really anger; it's discipline.

You can be a boy, a girl, whatever you want. I have a lot of man in me.

Survival is my primary instinct...it's out of my control. It's stronger than me. It's an outside force, a voice that says 'do this for your life or it will devour you.'

My life is ruled by four W’s: my writing, my work, my wife, and my whisky. Not necessarily in that order.

His words had tossed the book that was her life into the air and the pages had been blown into disarray, could never be put back together to tell the same story.

If you want to challenge the system, don't go to bed with it.

The design of a dress, furniture, a house, a room, a street and a city are all the same process.

Women like bad boys…Being a good boy never worked for me.

Their imaginations were flywheels on the ramshackle machinery of the awful truth.

Everyone has a right to rest so as not to injure themselves.

The mass of men live lives of quiet exasperation.

Motivation describes your attitude when you would rather do one thing more than another at a particular time.