He lies to himself. If Eugenides talked in his sleep, he'd lie then, too.

If I am the pawn of the gods, it is because they know me so well, not because they make my mind up for me.

That was the message. For me, alone among mortals, the gods send their messenger to tell me to stop whining. That’ll teach me to go hide in a temple.

Sometimes the best gain is to lose.

Oh for someone with a heart, head and hand. Whatever they call them, what do I care, aristocrat, democrat, autocrat, just be it one that can rule and dare not lie.

No one should be left to suffer alone.

Music is an attitude. It's a sensation to the average person, to the human being. And keep it simple, stupid. That's always been my theory.

No club moves me from Chelsea until Chelsea wants me to move because I want to be where I am loved.

I have always been a combination of both security and insecurity.

When you represent the state of Washington, we have a tradition of deciding social issues by vote. Washington State passed abortion rights before Roe v. Wade and affirmed it at the ballot box later.

Influence is getting others to do what you want them to do because they want to do it - a take on Eisenhower's famous leadership statement

"I got niggaz lookin' for Websters like George Papadopolis'

The only thing I've been concerned about is whether I could grow my heart thing enough to protect me from the harsh western Canadian winter.