Who could imagine a poet wearing anything other than black?

Black is not sad. Bright colours are what depress me. They're so... empty. Black is poetic. How do you imagine a poet? In a bright yellow jacket? Probably not.

Those that think my clothes are androgynous also still believe that women should look like Barbie dolls. That's precisely the problem, the deep-rooted assumptions about what is feminine.

Fashion has a right to exist, because it permits the people to define themselves over and over again.

I just wait because I think people will find me. And I’m not the kind of person who will knock on somebody’s door. I wait. If they’re good for me, they will come towards me.

I want to put a soul in a garment. I don't want my clothes to be perfect, because human beings are not perfect.

Jewelry is something that has to do with emotion. That aspect of jewelry really interests me.

For me black is not dark, it's poetic. I don't think of gothic I think of classic - it's a big difference.

A new time is coming both for my personal life, and the brand Ann Demeulemeester. I feel it's time to separate our paths.

Black is not sad... Black is poetic.

Good fashion for me is like rock ‘n’ roll – there’s always a little rebellion in it.

Routines and daily habits aren’t restrictive. They provide structure, direction, and opportunities for spontaneity.

Distance and time and a whitewashed mind hadn’t kept a child from growing, from existing, from demanding a place on this earth.

I live a very joyful life, with a lot of laughter and good times.

Alec looked merely irritated by this comment. "The only way you could raise enough money to hire Magnus by selling lemonade is if you put meth in it.

how can you be true and kind at the same time? how?

The food on the plane was fit for a king. "Here, King!"

It is more or less rude to scorn indiscriminately all kinds of praise; we ought to be proud of that which comes from honest men, who praise sincerely those things in us which are really commendable.

Being on a movie set is like one long financial crisis.

No use dwelling on the past. What you do tomorrow and the next day and the day after that is what matters.

I am proud to be able to claim that, from the age of nineteen, I've managed to earna living entirely as a composer.