Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Karl Lagerfeld

Quote by Karl Lagerfeld

Author

Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld, born on September 10, 1933, is a renowned German fashion designer. He is highly esteemed in the fashion industry and has served as the creative director for several luxury brands, including Chanel and Fendi. Lagerfeld's unique style and forward-thinking design philosophy have influenced global fashion trends. more

You May Also Like

“I tell myself, as sternly as possible, that is how things work here. We do dangerous things and people die. People die, and we move on to the next dangerous thing. The sooner that lesson sinks in, the better chance I have at surviving initiation.”

“It will be difficult to break the habits of thinking Abnegation instilled in me, like tugging a single thread from a complex work of embroidery. But I will find new habits, new thoughts, new rules. I will become something else.”

“When the oldest Chatwin, melancholy Martin, opens the cabinet of the grandfather clock that stands in a dark, narrow back hallway in his aunt’s house and slip through into Fillory...it’s like he’s opening the covers of a book, but a book that did what books always promised to do and never ac tually quite did: get you out, really out, of where you were and into something better.”

“It must be because you're so approachable", I say flatly. "You know, like a bed of nails." He stares at me, and I don't look away. He isn't a dog but the same rules apply. Looking away is submissive. Looking him in the eye is a challenge. It's my choice. Heat rushes into my cheeks. What will happen when this tension breaks? But he just says, "Careful, Tris.”