The way that I've always gone about making music, the rule of thumb, has just been to make what I love.

Don't be afraid of the shadows, it only means there's a light nearby.

I wanted to be a veterinarian until I saw a video of a vet performing surgery on a dog. Then I decided I wanted to be a pianist.

I am Evanescence. I am the only original member. I have basically hired the band. Evanescence has become me. It is mine and it's exactly how I want it to be.

Evanescence fans aren't the popular kids in school. They aren't the cheerleaders. It's the art kids and the nerds and the kids who grow up to be the most interesting creative people.

A fan once asked if he could have a piece of my hair for voodoo. I said no, so he hugged me and plucked out a couple of hairs and ran off.

I love sushi. But after too much of it, it just starts to taste like a dead animal that hasn't been cooked.

I love my cats more than I love most people. Probably more than is healthy.

Inspiration comes in the middle of the night when you should be doing homework.

Music is therapy for me. It's my outlet for every negative thing I've ever been through. It lets me turn something bad into something beautiful.

Honestly I just wear what I like. You know why? 'Cause I can, I'm a rock star.

The theories we find untrue, are those we cannot accept.

Watching a company develop is like watching a puppy grow. When you can watch something grow that you created - it's really an amazing feeling.

It is not what we choose that is important; it is the reason we choose it.

The second coming was an event in the spiritual, and not in the natural world.

the scornful force of his tone turned the word into a curse

Im pretty fair-skinned, so I need to get in the sun for a little while.

Let's be best friends till the end

My sound is very smooth. Not to be to cliche, but really sensual and sultry.

Shane settled his flamethrower more comfortably on his shoulders. “Ladies? After you.” “Rude,” Claire said. “I was being polite!” “Not when you have a flamethrower.

I have become convinced that if God stands a child before you, for even just a minute, it is a divine appointment.