“There is a time for work, and a time for love. That leaves no other time.”

“There is no time for cut-and-dried monotony. There is time for work. And time for love. That leaves no other time.”

“Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door. ”

“A woman's education consists of two lessons: never leave the house without stocking, never go out without a hat.”

“I don't understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little - if only out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe that's the day she has a date with destiny. And it's best to be as pretty as possible for destiny.”

“Fashion has two purposes: comfort and love. Beauty comes when fashion succeeds.”

“I love luxury. And luxury lies not in richness and ornateness but in the absence of vulgarity. Vulgarity is the ugliest word in our language. I stay in the game to fight it.”