At the end of any really long tour you need to get your head in order.

Don't be afraid of the shadows, it only means there's a light nearby.

I wanted to be a veterinarian until I saw a video of a vet performing surgery on a dog. Then I decided I wanted to be a pianist.

I am Evanescence. I am the only original member. I have basically hired the band. Evanescence has become me. It is mine and it's exactly how I want it to be.

Evanescence fans aren't the popular kids in school. They aren't the cheerleaders. It's the art kids and the nerds and the kids who grow up to be the most interesting creative people.

A fan once asked if he could have a piece of my hair for voodoo. I said no, so he hugged me and plucked out a couple of hairs and ran off.

I love sushi. But after too much of it, it just starts to taste like a dead animal that hasn't been cooked.

I love my cats more than I love most people. Probably more than is healthy.

Inspiration comes in the middle of the night when you should be doing homework.

Music is therapy for me. It's my outlet for every negative thing I've ever been through. It lets me turn something bad into something beautiful.

Honestly I just wear what I like. You know why? 'Cause I can, I'm a rock star.

Each Fable is inspired by some true stories which doesn't have an happy ending, unlike the Fable.

Before I started writing about food, my focus was really on the human relationship to plants. Not only do plants nourish us bodily - they nourish us psychologically.

I worry that free imagination is overvalued, and I think this carries risks.

Do you think a woman's silence can be natural?

You should prefer a good scientist without literary abilities than a literate one without scientific skills

The rose that once has bloomed forever dies.

The main thing I say on war is that we need to obey the law and formally declare war.

Don't think of your goals - think FROM them. Tap into your genius.

If I was given the choice between having the world back and having you, I wouldn't be able to give you up. Not to save five billion lives.

I'm not allowed to bet, but if I could, my money would be on you.