Evolution is no linear family tree, but change in the single multidimensional being that has grown to cover the entire surface of Earth.

It seems wisest to assume the worst from the beginning...and let anything better come as a surprise.

I just thought: Oh goodness, you can wear nice clothes and get your hair done and still be a feminist and a serious intellectual.

What a tricky and uncomfortable thing is conscience, that nearly always begins to trouble us at the moment of, or after, the event, not before, when it might be of some use.

To me, the fashion and architecture I like are very closely linked. Both should be clean and simple and without embellishment.

I prefer empty cages, Sabina, until I find a unique bird I once saw in my dreams.

It was six of a half and one dozen of the other.

Reason is God's gift, but so are the passions. Reason is as guilty as passion.

My childhood definitely revolved around my relationship with my brother. I wanted to be different. I wanted to find my way of being as intriguing and interesting as he was.

The best player in the world; whenever Iniesta is on the pitch he creates a spectacle.

I have no desire to maintain a lifestyle. I am a horrible celebrity. If I am out in public I dress like a pig.