My mother always said - "Never run after a man or a bus - there is always another one coming.

There are no shadows in the Underdark. There is no room for imagination in the Underdark. It is a place for alertness, but not aliveness, a place with no room for hopes and dreams.

To make your goals savvy, keep them both personal (meaningful to you and aligned with your values) and positive (so you feel good about what you’re trying to accomplish.

Take the straight path, even if it is long: marry no widow, even if she is a houri.

Freedom is a very great reality, but it means above all things, freedom from lies.

The child in us is always there, you know, and it's the best part of us, the winged part that travels farthest.

House guests should be regarded as perishables: Leave them out too long and they go bad.

Don't think you are looking at me because you are not.

By the end of the writing process, which is about 80 songs per album, I look at the material and think, what's going to make a difference in someone's life.

My whole life is about being Nicki Minaj now. It's a never-ending saga.

After all those years of doing a live, hour-and-a-half show every week, I've got nothing more I need to prove.