Lesson for the day, kids: hangovers are real, and they are the opposite of fun.

My idea of a fun night was diving into a massive pile of To Be Read pile of books stacked near my dresser... I was the girl who loved everything geeky.

While I've had plenty of ups and downs, dealt with my share of failure, and struggled through emotionally difficult periods, I'm fundamentally an optimist.

You have to be willing to deal with the ups and downs of the music, the ups and downs of the audience.

I'd like to lose interest in myself.

I know nothing about the inner workings of Russia. I don't deal there. I have no businesses there. I have no loans from Russia.

A happy life is just a string of happy moments. But most people don't allow the happy moment, because they're so busy trying to get a happy life.

Love based upon indulgence of animal passion, is at best a selfish affair, and likely to snap under the slightest strain.

As many times as [HIV] changes its clothes, it's still wearing the same socks, and now our job is to make sure we get the body to really hate those socks.

Be not ashamed women, ... You are the gates of the body, and you are the gates of the soul.

Enjoy the little fun things - like taking your kids to school - before they're all grown up.

I was on a Japanese designers' pedestal - considered a maestro. My design was getting closer to a couturier's work, and I felt like I was missing something.