I can never leave a bookstore without buying a book. I read four or five at a time.

I cannot live without flowers everywhere. I grew up having a big garden, the size of a city block, in Rombas.

Since the pleasure of most foods is in the first few bites, eat one thing on your plate at a time, at least at the start of the meal when you can concentrate and enjoy the full flavors.

I love my kitchen. For Manhattan, I have a rather decent-size kitchen, and it has an opening that gives out to the dining room, which has a window with a view of the city and in the distance the Statue of Liberty.

French women don't have too many clothes - a few good pieces that last for a while and are classic and timeless.

I find it so unattractive when women wear sneakers with their business suits. I wear a nice pair of loafers or low-heeled pumps, and that's that.