I hate it when people say I'm not a true punk. I don't go around calling myself punk; I never have. That's what people need to know -- it's not me saying that, it's the media. I'm a rocker.

Life is like a roller coaster, live it, be happy, enjoy life.

I think I would probably die without my eyeliner, but besides that I'm pretty basic.

I'm a little fighter and I stand up for what I believe in.

Why should I care what other people think of me? I am who I am. And who I wanna be.

Every person faces their own unique challenges and you may not always know what others around you are going through.

I have always looked for ways to give back because I think it's a responsibility we all share.

I won't change anything because I think the most important thing is being yourself and that's what I'm going to continue to do.

The only fear is fear itself, so get rid of it.

She had a pretty face, but her head was up in space.

I can be very shy...but when I'm around people I know, I can be extremely loud.

Mon Dieu donne-moi la sérénité d’accepter toutes les choses que je ne peux changer. Donne-moi le courage de changer les choses que je peux changer et la sagesse d’en connaître la différence.

A lobster bisque ought to be the crowning glory of the potager. And this one was excellent. Silky as a gigolo's compliment and fishy as a chancellor's promise.

I got nice rejections explaining that historical fiction was a difficult sell. But I kept trying.

Why can't people just say they were moved? Why do they have to say it's sappy?

Therefore the vast majority of the people who affirm leftist beliefs think of their views as the only way to properly think about life.

I don't feel like that many musicians are competitive with each other.

Do we indulge our heart, or cater to our fear?

Once an audience feels that you trust them like you trust a friend, they do become your friends.

Men's indignation, it seems, is more exited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the first looks like being cheated by an equal, the second like being compelled by a superior.

Anyone who reaches for great expression has to be careful of the ridiculous.