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

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.

I'm singing from my heart now more than ever. I've gotten a lot braver with my writing.

You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.

It was deflating to realize how much my own family's quality of life might improve if I replaced myself with a Fundamentalist stay-at-home daughter.

We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn’t want to meet,

The Lego Movie: Merely a great film, or the greatest film ever in the history of cinema?

People respect power, and it comes in many forms, Krav Maga is power, and people will respect you for knowing it

Pete Egoscue has totally changed my life. Never have I experienced such complete pain relief as I have by following the Egoscue Method.

Whoopie doo guys, yes, I've dated girls and I've dated boys - get over it.

Medicine is a collection of uncertain prescriptions, the results of which, taken collectively, are more fatal than useful to mankind.

Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men, he would choose light for his body and truth for his soul

You’re not leaving me here alone,” I say. Because if he dies, I’ll never go home, not really. I’ll spend the rest of my life in this arena, trying to think my way out.