"I was never very good at being a fashion icon. I was always a bit too simple."

"People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone."

"The greatest victory has been to be able to live with myself, to accept my flaws and mistakes, and to like who I am."

"I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it’s the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It’s probably the most important thing in a person."

"I was never very good at pretending to be someone else. I was always just me."