The Germans and I no longer speak the same language.

I dress for the image. Not for myself, not for the public, not for fashion, not for men.

Careful grooming may take twenty years off a woman's age, but you can't fool a flight of stairs.

Being in the depths of sadness is just as important an experience as being exuberantly happy.

It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.

Champagne makes you feel like it's Sunday and better days are just around the corner.

Glamour is assurance. It is a kind of knowing that you are all right in every way, mentally and physically and in appearance, and that, whatever the occasion or the situation, you are equal to it.

You can't live without illusions, even if you must fight for them.

Most women set out to try to change a man, and when they have changed him they do not like him.

To lose your prejudices you must travel.

In Europe, it doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman - we make love with anyone we find attractive.

Neither blame or praise yourself.

Ask questions instead of giving direct orders.

I'm not someone who is a fan of a lot of violence.

It's among the intelligentsia that we often find the glib compulsion to explain everything and to understand nothing.

It is the infinite alone that cannot be attained, for if it could it would become finite.

There is no question that love is not the answer to.

I make a good fried chicken.

I am no longer amazed by how quickly a man will justify his change of heart when a spear is leveled his way.

I read a lot of research notes about the countries I visit, and my mum and dad bought me a Kindle, but I'm still getting to grips with it. I prefer paper books.

I do believe in happy-ever-after.