""Lesbian image does not disturb us, because we are not lesbians. Yes, we love each other, but I repeat, we are not lesbians. We just show love between two girls, without vulgarities. Our behaviour has been misinterpreted. I have never had a girlfriend and I have never been in a relationship with Yulia. But it's true, that meanwhile Yulia had a girlfriend." Lena Katina"

""I like everything about Lena, even if she has some little flaws: sometimes she cries and yells at me. You know, I could kill for her!" Yulia Volkova, February 2006, French FHM interview"

""I like everything about Yulia! Nothing wrong there! She's my friend, my sister. I can call her at 4am and tell her that I'm not feeling well, I know she'll come over." Lena Katina on being asked what t.A.T.u liked most and least of each other, February 2006, French FHM interview."

""No. Just friends, not lovers. We never were lovers. We were always really good friends. We are like sisters. It's like, when you meet your friend, you can hug them, give them a kiss? Girls just do it more honestly. We never were lesbians, to be honest." Lena Katina, Interview with Gazeta Izvestiya, September 2005"

""What we have – is not even a friendship, it's much more. When people actually live together for ten years, you can't call it just a friendship. I take her more as a relative than a friend" Lena Katina"

""Our songs are about our love for each other." t.A.T.u. before they came out of the 'closet' as straight girls."

""We never pretended to be lesbians, its just what people thought of us." Lena Katina, 2005 Interview for Dangerous and Moving release."

""We never said we were lesbians, but everyone said that we were and now everyone said that we lied. We simply love each other." Lena Katina, 2005"

""We are international artists, but we are not international people." Lena Katina"

""We didn't tell that! That was gossip. Fucking gossip!" Lena Katina on the Frank Skinner show when being confronted about the "elderly" quote said about the German entry to Eurovision."

""Just t.A.T.u. Nothing else." Yulia Volkova on being asked what t.A.T.u means."

""We don't regret anything. In general, it is never necessary to regret anything, whatever happens. Whatever you plan, things turn out differently anyway. It is simply not necessary to make illusions for yourself. There was no image. We always behave the way we want to." Yulia Volkova, on whether they regret anything, October 2005"

""Everyday. That's a joke. Sometimes I must lie because I don't want to disappoint people." Yulia Volkova, when asked when was the last time t.A.T.u last told a lie, October 2005"

""We're just showing our reality. It's a pretty violent video. Every day a different young girl gets attacked. It's a problem. So we just want to say you have to be careful in this world." Lena Katina, in Steppin' Out Magazine November 30, 2006; referring to the 'All About Us' video."

""We enjoy that of course! It's our life!" t.A.T.u. on whether they enjoy causing controversy, CD:UK Interview, October 2005"

""Moscow is the best place on earth, It is so warm, so friendly, the people are so nice. Everybody knows everybody. In America, they don't even know their neighbour. If you want some salt or sugar, you go to the store. In Moscow, we go next door." Lena Katina"

""Maybe they are boys who are angry with us because we say we can love a girl. They are not our friends and if they were, they are not our friends any more. They want to say, 'Oh, Lena was a virgin and we had sex', 'Julia goes with all the boys'. Why would they want to tell stories like that? Why do people care? We don't care! It does not make us feel bad because we know the truth." Lena Katina"

""Ivan is a genius, He is our friend and he has helped us on our journey through life. He cares about us and we care about him." Lena Katina"

""We are happy that the whole world now is talking about Russia and our music, and we see a lot of people starting to learn Russian now. We want to support our country, and do what we like!" Lena Katina"

"The top is high so your roots are forgottenGiving is good as long as you’re gettingWhat’s driving you? It’s ambition and bettingI said who do you think you are?"

"Show me the meaning of being lonelyIs this the feeling I need to walk with? Tell me why I can't be there where you are? There's something missing in my heart"

"You are my fire the one desireBelieve when I say I want it that way"

"There are people that say what you wanna hear. Even on a rainy day they'll tell you the sky is clear. And there are people that say what they really mean. Tell me why, or do you know how stars can fall from above?"

"I hope you understand that there's a broken heart that lies within your hands. If you take away the loving arms that surround me, Then I might break down and cry just like a child."

"Now I see you're just somebody Who waste all my time and money What a lie, you and I What about your, your 10,000 promises that you gave to me."

"But my love is all I have to give Without you I don't think I can live I wish I could give the world to you But my love is all I have to give."

"I don't care who you are Where you're from What you did As long as you love me."

"Everybody, yeah. Rock your body, yeah. Everybody, yeah, rock your body right. Backstreet's back, alright!"

"I'd go anywhere for you, anywhere you ask me to I'd do anything for you, anything you want me to."

"Quit playin' games with my heart, before you tear us apart."

"Get down, get down, and move it all around."

"I'll never break your heart, I'll never make you cry I'd rather die than live without you I'll give you all of me, honey, that's no lie."

"Jam on cause Backstreet's got it Come on now everybody We've got it goin' on for years."

"Life is full of disappointments, and you got to pick yourself back up, and you got to keep going, and you got to keep believing in yourself."

"I try to make myself look as normal as possible because I like people to relate to me."

"Live life to the fullest for the future is scarce."

"Unfortunately for a lot of people out there, there is a future for the Backstreet Boys, and fortunately for a lot of fans that we have. We have another 17 years in us. There's more music to be made, there's more history, there's more events, there's more moments that we can share with our fans in the future."

"I think for us to maximize the ability that we have as five to move forward, it wouldn’t be with another group, it would just be on our own. So here we are. It’s the right time."

"We can move mountains as five together."

"I wish it was the same, I guess no one's to blame But I'd do it all again"

"Opposites attract, chemicals react When I look at you Deserts need the rain, fires feed the flame"

"Brothers fighting brothers, lovers fighting lovers People barely caring anymore Nations hated nations, love is lost in the equation One world and there's still so many wars We could use some divine intervention God, if You're listening Won't You help us find a solution to all this confusion"

"The truth is stranger than fiction When you're a walking contradiction Look how I go, impeccable flow Wind in my face, it hardly ever rains Always on top, I'm comin' up I'm everything and I am everything I know it all, don't know a thing I am changing, still the same I'm every color, I am evergreen"

"Let me introduce you to the coolest guy I know (that's me, baby) You'll go, "Hello, hello." I'm unstoppable, so damn lovable Even if you think you'll find someone he'll never be just like me Hello, hello, I am Mr. A"

"I'm not a player, I'm not a clown I won't be a puppet, just hanging around You need another man to put diamonds on your hands and let you take his car I found out who you are, I finally figured you out"

"Maybe it's all in my head. feel like leaving but I don't really want to But I feel so misled, a kiss through the phone just won't do, no 'Cause from my point of view, I gotta say Something 'bout you, so tell me, baby Somewhere down the road I think you lost it all Now it's all in my head"

"I didn't wanna live without you, I didn't wanna love without you I used to think I'd die without you, now it's killing me That we could be undone You're talking now And I'm hearin' everything that you say And I'm holding on is a real phrase And it's dragging me along to my grave"

"I could be the one, give you all the love Forget what he has done to you, I'm here now Open up to me, love will set you free If ever you believe it, please believe in me This is us, this is us This is us, this is us This is love, this is love Let the world know, baby, this is us"

"Life should be like a game of cards You make a mistake, shuffle the deck and start over It should be just like driving in your car Get lost and your navigation system gets you closer"

"It's known that I'm a liar, often they're blacker than white Add on my uncandid ego, no one's less humbled than I But you don't care, you keep sticking around While I'm acting a clown, you're bigger"