I don't know if I've ever had a muse per se. I would say that the woman I'm inspired by exists more in my sketchbooks. She exists in my head.

I love when people wear flowers in their own way, like when I see someone wearing a floral dress with brogues and a jacket. It's incongruous.

The biggest compliment to me is being able to dress so many different women from so many different backgrounds.

My first introduction to fashion probably came through television: I was obsessed with Elsa Klensch, who used to cover fashion for CNN.

Before my sister, Sara, and I went to bed at night, my mom would show us books on Manet and other artists. Even then I was always really interested in how the women looked in the images.

When I was a little boy, I was fascinated with how women looked and carried themselves.

When a person is engaged, dedication to their craft, desire to achieve, and relentless commitment to make a difference is palpable. You can see it, hear it, and feel it…and it is contagious!

In order to have bread (a symbol of prosperity ) you have to first learn how to plough the land

A novelist is essentially a person who covers distance through his patience, slowly, like an ant. A novelist impresses us not by his demonic and romantic vision, but by his patience.

Do not deride someone's faith simply because you do not share it, Lord Cladent, " Sazed said quietly.

I hate the opera. I think I must have a tin ear. No matter how hard I concentrate it still sounds like a bunch of Italian chefs screaming risotto recipes at each other.

I learned how to be a woman and a good person just by watching and observing my mother.

Business and action strengthen the brain, but too much study weakens it.

Conscience is our magnetic compass; reason our chart.

We don't all agree on everything. I don't agree with myself on everything.

Eternal vigilance, as they say, is the price of freedom. Add intellectual integrity to the cost basis.