"Beauty ought to look a little surprised: it is the emotion that best suits her face. The beauty who does not look surprised, who accepts her position as her due - she reminds us too much of a prima donna."

"Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice."

"The sort of poetry I seek resides in objects man can't touch."

"We cast a shadow on something wherever we stand."

"Nature teaches us a valuable lesson: the silence between the notes creates the music."

"Many say an art dealer running a museum is a 'conflict of interest.' But maybe the art world has lived an artificial or unintentional lie all of these years when it comes to conflicts of interest."

"Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse."

"I have never denied my background or my culture. I have taught my child to embrace her Mexican heritage, to love my first language, Spanish, to learn about Mexican history, music, folk art, food, and even the Mexican candy I grew up with."