“For every book you buy, you should buy the time to read it.”

“Buy what you don’t have yet, or what you really want, which can be mixed with what you already own. Buy only because something excites you, not just for the simple act of shopping.”

“Never use the word “cheap”. Today everybody can look chic in inexpensive clothes (the rich buy them too). There is good clothing design on every level today. You can be the chicest thing in the world in a T-shirt and jeans — it’s up to you.”

“I buy my shoes a size too small. I like the way it feels.”

“I'm open to everything. When you start to criticize the times you live in, your time is over.”

“Guilty feelings about clothes are totally unnecessary. A lot of people earn their living by making clothes, so you should never feel bad.”

“Books are a hard-bound drug with no danger of an overdose. I am the happy victim of books.”