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" An interview will seem very sane to me, and I'll find out that the journalist was laughing out of the side of his mouth half of the time. "
Tori Amos
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" When I got older, I chose to look at Christianity as another myth. "
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" Not everybody wants to have the same career. I think what's difficult is when you have two people that do something very, very similar and they both, say, want the limelight. That's very tricky. "
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" If you think a child is going to be your accessory... it's not like a micro pig. It's not about putting them in front of the television. You need to read to them at night. "
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