I'm singing from my heart now more than ever. I've gotten a lot braver with my writing.

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.

People believe unbelievable things because it's self-flattering to think that you are intellectually daring enough to accept what others find preposterous.

They had a deal before parting waysHe kept the good memoriesShe kept the bad memoriesHe loved her rest of his lifeShe hated him rest of her life

So sure, start with a slogan. But don't bother wasting any time on it if you're merely going for catchy. Aim for true instead.

Money is something you got to make in case you don't die.

You do not have to do anything to defend yourself in life; just be beautiful, and life will defend you.

You can't be old and wise, if you were never young and crazy.

I love what I do, but I never want to OD on celebrity.

In every trial Let understanding fight for you.

Speak not through the positive mind or the negative mind, but from the neutral mind.

Truth, like beauty, is neither created nor lost.