Quotes About Minimalism

I'm good at clearing things out. If I haven't worn something for a while, I'll give it away to charity.

I don't think I've ever worn anything other than black jeans and shirts. Quite simple, really, and quite casual.

If you have items in your closet that you haven't worn in a year, then you're never going to wear them.

Every single person around the world has this storage facility in their bedroom, and we call it a closet, and 80 percent of the stuff in that storage facility is worn three times or less in its lifetime.

I shop once in six months. My friends often point at my shoes to tell me that they've worn out. It's embarrassing, but it doesn't affect me too much. I shop when I have to.

I'd worn the same Carhartts and hoodies for years, and only bought clothes when the ones I had tore too many holes.

Our core business are those pieces that you really want to have accessible to you but you don't really want to worry about, like a great white button-down.

I don't keep a diary and I throw away nearly all the paper I might have kept. I don't keep an archive. There's something worrying about my make-up that I try to leave no trace of myself apart from my plays.

I don't have interns. I don't have a manager. I don't have assistants. I don't have a secretary. I can't figure out Outlook Express. I'm the worst person in the world answering e-mails, and my phone is probably the oldest, most battered phone you can find. So I just talk to people.

I like very minimal stuff. I'm a tomboy at heart - and in body!

I always thought I'd like my own tombstone to be blank. No epitaph, and no name. Well, actually, I'd like it to say 'figment.'

I recommend tidying by category, not by place. For example, instead of deciding that today you'll tidy a particular room, set goals such as 'clothes today, books tomorrow.'

It's the polar opposite of most people, but I absolutely hate carrying a ton of stuff onto a plane. I check in all my luggage and literally go through security with nothing other than my coat, in which I have my iPhone and iPad.

In my humble opinion, having tons of products and furniture and magazines and clothes is not luxurious - living minimally is.

According to me, the key is 'less is more.' For instance, if the print is the star of your outfit, don't accessorize too much. And if you have a gorgeous piece of jewellery, allow it to shine through.

Ultralight backpackers do some stupid stuff, like instead of bringing a toothbrush, you saw one off right below the bristles and just carry the head.

I am totally unattached to material items.

Things That Give a Clean Feeling An earthen cup. A new metal bowl. A rush mat. The play of the light on water as one pours it into a vessel. A new wooden chest.

If you have one teapot And can brew your tea in it That will do quite well. How much does he lack himself Who must have a lot of things?

slim volumes;

I like the jellyfish because it has no brain or heart. It's just a thing that takes in the ocean through its mouth. I like that kind of ambition and simplicity.

Don't use a different dish for every single ingredient. If you've got three ingredients that go in at the same time, put them all in the same plate. That way you have just one plate to dump in.

I'm not a collector. I toss things out all the time.

The first and most important thing of all, at least for writers today, is to strip language clean, to lay it bare down to the bone.