Emilie Autumn, The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls

"It gives me strength to have somebody to fight for; I can never fight for myself, but, for others, I can kill."

"I am my heart’s undertaker. Daily I go and retrieve its tattered remains, place them delicately into its little coffin, and bury it in the depths of my memory, only to have to do it all again tomorrow."

"I cut myself because you wouldn't let me cry.I cried because you wouldn't let me speak.I spoke because you wouldn't let me shine.I shone because I thought you loved me..."