I believe nothing happens by mistake. You know, the universe has a divine plan. That sounds dramatic.

Life is a velvet crowbar hitting you over the head, youre bleeding syrup amour, bleeding to death.

It takes getting everything you ever wanted and then losing it, to know what true freedom is.

God has saved me a million times, so I think He mustve enjoyed my song.

I think the thing I really got from Ginsberg was that you can tell a story through kind of painting pictures with words. And when I found out that you could have a profession doing that, it was thrilling to me. It just became my passion immediately, playing with words and poetry.

Live fast. Die young. Be wild. Have fun.

I think that plain old intellectualism [can be] a more powerful force than the idea of the femme fatale.