Perfume Genius Quotes

I always wear my evil eye necklace to ward off bad karma. I always wear one to protect me.

I was named for my grandmother. It's an evil-eye name, to protect you from bad things.

I try not to put my purse on the floor - demons will get into it.

I keep a lucky red rag in my pocket when I bat, which has been a good luck charm for a few years.

I'm not superstitious. But my mother doesn't allow me to cut my nails after dark. Earlier, I used to wear a scapular from Potta around my neck, given to me by a family member. But during my shoots, it's not possible, so I tie it on my right wrist for protection.

A little superstition is a good thing to keep in one's bag of precautions.

Our cautious ancestors, when yawning, blocked the way to the entrance of evil spirits by putting their hands before their mouths. We find a reason for the gesture in the delicacy of manner which forbids an indecent exposure.

Whenever I drive under a yellow light, I always kiss my finger and tap it on the roof of the car.

I don't believe a thing about a curse. I don't understand how we can talk about a curse. You have to remember, God is blessed and man can't curse, no matter how hard they try.

I don't believe in angels, no. But I do have a wee parking angel. It's on my dashboard and you wind it up. The wings flap and it's supposed to give you a parking space. It's worked so far.

I have a collection of lucky pennies, and I like to carry some of them with me. So far, they seem to be working!

I used to have this lucky rock and I used to always have to rub it three times before I competed.

I used to believe that the number eight is unlucky for me and would even avoid anything that would add up to 8 - like 17, 26 and so on. I would religiously visit astrologers and wear different stones to bring in good luck.

I hate to say it because I feel like it might be a jinx, but yes - knock on wood - I have never broken a bone.

I am insanely superstitious. All the woman in my family are, beginning with my grandmother, who would leave red ribbons under the beds and taught us how to find four-leaf clovers.

On my keychain, I have a citrine crystal in a tiny cage. It's for protection and good vibes.

I like to wear my dad's shoes to auditions as sort of a lucky thing. I feel like I'm on solid ground.

Some people tell you, 'I'm your good luck charm - I've been to eight races in my life and you've won six of them' or something like that. So it's kind of like, 'Well, you need to come to more then!' Other times, fans just want to talk about previous times they've met you.

Whenever I drive under a yellow light, I always kiss my finger and tap it on the roof of the car. And I do that when I get onto a plane as well!

It's because when we sneeze, our soul flies out our nose and if no one says 'bless you,' the devil can snatch it.

I painted my toenails before Dennis Rodman. One time at training camp, I stubbed my toe and the nail came loose. My mom gave me some toenail hardener, and I painted over it. I scored 40-something points that night, so it became a ritual. Paint my toenails, score 40 points.

To have a cricket on the hearth is the luckiest thing in all the world!

A rabbit's foot may bring good luck to you, but it brought none to the rabbit.

Blessings be on this house," Granny said, perfunctorily. It was always a good opening remark for a witch. It concentrated people's minds on what other things might be on this house.

Jesus, deliver me from the spirit of witchcraft!