Your closet needs to be a place of joy and celebration of who are you now - not who you were.

Don't let fear or insecurity stop you from trying new things. Believe in yourself. Do what you love. And most importantly, be kind to others, even if you don't like them.

You should feel beautiful and you should feel safe. What you surround yourself with should bring you peace of mind and peace of spirit.

Confidence is the best accessory. It can make or break an outfit.

Clothes allow you to see yourself in a different light. They can transform you instantly and have a very real, visceral impact. Clothes become symbolic of who we are.

Texture is something we forget - it makes outfits look very expensive. You can do a monochromatic outfit, if you're afraid of things that are more colorful and printed, and still create interest.

Rules like 'don't wear white after Labor Day' or 'shoes matching the handbag' are antiquated. Modern women should feel free to experiment.

Style offers concrete rules you can follow. You can use it as a resource rather than a barrier to feeling good about yourself.

The fashion industry [is] built on, and thrives on, our collective insecurity.

The key to personal style is understanding your individual beauty enough to know which looks will work for you and which probably won't.

Style applies to a lifestyle. It's not about being told this is trendy, you must do it. Now people have more access than ever before.

Move on! Move on! Don't let anything Stop you. Go on and make your Dreams come true.

We live in a world where there is such a clear definition of what a girl should be that it takes almost no effort at all to completely hate ourselves.

Qualia of God refers to the private subjective experience or conception of God in people.

Violence begets violence by whomever used. War is a dirty business and entails the use of degrading means, whoever wages it.

I want to know the thoughts of God. Everything else is just details.

... but food eaten quickly isn't food.

In scattering seeds of kindness, do it by hand and not by machine.

A fanatic, either, religious or political, is the subject of strong delusions.

The writers job is like solving a puzzle, and finally arriving at a solution is a tremendous satisfaction.

Every Kenyan writer has offered me something to hold onto, something to believe in.