I think it's so important for a woman, if she's a writer, to look as feminine as possible.

Although I long to get away from the typewriter, if I think I can produce a better opening or a better closing to a chapter, I'll change and change round again until I'm satisfied.

Woman novelists seem to have a reputation for being dowdy.

I look like a woman, but I think like a man.

I think the clothes in Belle de Jour are very important to the style of the film. Even today, it is still timeless.

I think fashion can always date, but I think if a woman has elegance, she doesn't date.