I like a bit of eye candy like anyone but to have it solely about the eye candy and have it fall into a category so rigidly as well is wrong.

There is a fun, flippant side to me, of course. But I would much rather be known as the Ice Queen.

People forget the punk thing was really good for women. It motivated them to pick up a guitar rather than be a chanteuse. It allowed us to be aggressive.

I think a certain amount of anger has been a fuel of mine, if you want - but also some sort of sadness, and plain mischief, of course.

My dreams are of water. And my nightmares.

I hate the industry even more now, no bands get nurtured anymore. Labels only spend money promoting acts they know will be Top Ten. I find it offensive spending $2 million on a video.

There are some strong female performers out there. But the industry's pre-occupation with the packaging of how a woman looks has gone completely the other way, back to almost the 60s, early 70s.

I liked the idea of being a writer and letting somebody else do the graft.

It was trying to break down the stereotypes and it was the kind of thing where, for the first time, women were on a par and not seen as just objects. Though girls were objectified still.

I love the ocean. I've always liked the blue, so tranquil and peaceful and gliding. And the fear of it.

I hold a little fundraiser every day. Its called going to work.

it's a fine moon', she repeated

When you hate something for twenty years, you get to know it well.

God does not pay weekly but he pays at the end.

The king knows with what ardor and perseverance I have at all times been devoted to the cause of liberty and to the principles of humanity, equality and justice.

So I'm definitely in favour of stimulating the dynamic wealth creation sectors of the economy.

Each of us is a being in himself and a being in society, each of us needs to understand himself and understand others, take care of others and be taken care of himself.

In wretched outcomes, the devil is in the details.

But there are only so many times you can handle heartbreak with someone before you have to start protecting yourself.

I don't like to call myself a feminist writer. I say I'm a feminist, but I don't write to propagate an ism.