Working with Cate Blanchett, on and off the screen, has always been a highlight for me. She embodies the perfect combination of consummate actor and world-class fashion icon.

Elegance is not catching somebody's eyes, it's staying in somebody's memory

Elegance doesn’t mean being noticed, it means being remembered

To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest detail.

The difference between style and fashion is quality.

I love things that age well - things that don't date, that stand the test of time and that become living examples of the absolute best.

A woman should always dress to be remembered, not simply to be noticed.

Acknowledge the elegance of simplicity.

A perfume is more than an extract it is a presence in abstraction. A perfume, for me, is a mystique.

Individual style is the correct balance of knowing who you are, what works fro you, and how to develop your own personality

Elegance does not catch the eye. It stays in memory.

Wearing a condom is like eating an icecream cone with a sock on your tongue.

You mistake the stars reflected in the surface of the lake at night for the heavens

Your darkest experiences often lead you to your brightest fortunes.

O God, make me worthy of this calling, that the name of Jesus may be glorified in me and I in him.

And maps can really point to placesWhere life is evil now:Nanking. Dachau.

Real estate is the closest thing to the proverbial pot of gold.

One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothing can beat teamwork.

Noon - is the Hinge of Day-.

Literally, I see my writing as transcription - a transcription of what I see, hear, think, live.

My training was that you fill in the canvas where it needs colour and polishing. You start with the words on the first night and keep adding bits of business.