I've become one of those annoying people who brings their own food on to planes.

I dress in a sophisticated and classy way - I always dress in a way I know my mother wouldn't be embarrassed to see.

Ice cream is my comfort food.

Good music shouldn't have a shelf life.

I did my dissertation on Kafka.

I love Barbra Streisand and Sade who've both had careers in soul and I want my music to have that timeless quality that isn't necessarily now.

If I make a song where I'm happy, I sound completely mad - I think my voice is better-suited for sadder songs.

My grandfather was a Russian-Jewish immigrant who lived in Northern Ireland and apparently when he sang in the synagogue he made everyone cry.

I like how strong Sade is and how she doesn't give away too much.

I want to be as feminine and classic as possible.

Dance music has pushed its way into the mainstream. Which is good for me.

Shadowmane sighed as well. :We had better do what this Topaz commands. Unicorns are jerks when they don’t get their way.:

Letter-writing is the only device for combining solitude with good company.

Do not ever read books about versification: no poet ever learnt it that way. If you are going to be a poet, it will come to you naturally and you will pick up all you need from reading poetry.

Surfboards were everywhere. When I got my first new board, I was probably in kindergarten.

We are in the midst of a VoIP communications revolution.

It is difficult to age because society won't let you. People expect you to look how you did at the height of your fame.

How others judge me is none of my business.

My job will not be easy but I am convinced the problems will be solved in a quicker and more efficient way if there is unity and consensus.

One can not start by saying that our earthly destiny has or has not importance, for it depends upon us to give it importance.

I watched her, waiting. She smiled. Her lips curved up and the edges, and her chocolate eyes warmed. I’d just admitted to stalking her, and she was smiling.