I stood there amazed. I found it all hard to believe, that I, Des Nilsen, had actually done all that.

I saw him... at peace in my armchair. I remember wishing he could stay in peace like that forever. I had a feeling of easing his burden with my strength.

In the morning he was lying dead on one of the beds fully clothed. He was dead. I got the impression he wanted to go, and I must have killed him. I can't remember strangling him. I just sat there shocked.

I stood there amazed. I found it all hard to believe, that I, Des Nilsen, had actually done all that.

I don't lose sleep over what I have done or have nightmares about it.

I've tried to show in my most recent book, the 'Irresistible Fairytale', that in order to talk about any genre, particularly what we call simple genre - a myth, a legend, an anecdote, a tall tale, and so on - we really have to understand something about the origin of stories all together.

Possession gives a right, so far as man is concerned, to unmolested enjoyment, unless someone else can establish a better title.

Regrets only apply when we don't learn from a situation. No sense looking back, look forward with new knowledge and no regret.

Sometimes all it takes to stop traffic is for that right pair of red pumps.

The Islamic Revolution of Iran has been killing Americans, hundreds of Americans, for 35 years in Iraq and Lebanon and Saudi Arabia.

The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.

My biggest challenge will be to play the totally submissive woman. It takes a toll on you when you play someone who's far removed from your personality.

I never did calligraphy... But handwriting is an entirely different kind of thing. It's part of the syndrome of modernism... It's part of that asceticism.

I really enjoy recording right after a tour. We're tired, but the songs are really lived in by then.

I have very high standards for every part of life - my work, my relationships, food, love. I can't just pretend.

The pain you feel now, will be a strength after some time.

I'm not worried about me or what's going to happen to me.

It is never wise to try to appear to be more clever than you are. It is sometimes wise to appear slightly less so.

I don't smoke pot. I never liked it.

I remember watching 'I Love Lucy' with my little brother. We were obsessed with 'I Love Lucy.' And I just remember thinking, 'I want to do that.' I love old comedic actresses - Madeline Kahn, Lucille Ball.

Whether the angels play only Bach praising God, I am not quite sure. I am sure, however, that en famille they play Mozart.

Work used to be the No. 1 important thing to me. Everything revolved around it, and to have a new perspective and have something else, my family, not just being a mom but being a part of an incredible family of my own, it makes me have a different perspective on life that I think is richer.

I think the American people believe in stopping and preventing terrorism pretty much at any cost.

Coca Cola should always be within an arms reach of desire.

I believe that illness has led me to a life of gratitude, so I consider Lyme disease at this point in my life to be a blessing in disguise.

When I was a teenager, I loved political conventions.

The key is to be a personality outside of the ring and then bring that personality with you inside the ring.

People really saw themselves in a big way in Elian Gonzalez's story.

You can't write about stuff you don't know about. You have to live it. You have to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty. Live life to be a good songwriter.