"I can always live by my pen."

"Elegance is the only beauty that never fades."

"I have learnt how to live, how to be in the world and of the world, and not just to stand aside and watch."

"Make-up can only make you look pretty on the outside but it doesn't help if your ugly on the inside. Unless you eat the make-up."

"The most important thing is growing old gracefully."

"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living."