At some stage in her career, Anna Wintour stopped being Anna Wintour and became 'Anna Wintour', at which point, like wings of a stately home, she closed off large sections of her personality to the public.

Barbara Amiel; July 2, 2006; 'The 'Devil' I know'; Daily Telegraph; retrieved February 6, 2007

Anna happens to be a friend of mine, a fact which is of absolutely no help in coping with the cold panic that grips me whenever we meet.

The notion that Anna would want something done 'now' and not 'shortly' is accurate.