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" I became a mom at 37 and having a child has been an emancipation for me. "
Tori Amos
Mom
Child
Me
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" Sometimes you have to do what you don't like to get to where you want to be. "
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" Some people are afraid of what they might find if they try to analyze themselves too much, but you have to crawl into your wounds to discover where your fears are. Once the bleeding starts, the cleansing can begin. "
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" Being in your forties - any woman who isn't there yet, I just have to say to you: Euphoria is coming to you. "
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" Things go wrong all the time; you can't be precious about it. "
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" I am the worst influence. If you can't handle your vices, then I am the Devil. "
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" I had a very strict upbringing with my dad and was very close to my mum, who was extremely loving. "
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" When one doesn't want the limelight, but is also creative in developing whatever it is they are, then you can have two equal people that aren't competing against each other. I think when you are in the same field, it's difficult to leave it outside and not compete. Then when the doors are closed; that pervades everything. "
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" Life is fleeting. It is to be enjoyed. "
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" At 15, I knew someone whose mother cooked macrobiotic, so I persuaded my mother to go macrobiotic with me. "
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" I don't kid around. "
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" I'm a conduit for telling people's stories. It's a privilege. "
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" I love the classic crooners, but I got that from my mother - she worked in a record store. "
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" I'm driven by the idea of characters and the song-cycle form is similar to a musical. "
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" Guys would sleep with a bicycle if it had the right color lip gloss on. They have no shame. They're like bull elks in a field. "
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Sleep
" You'd think that in this age, especially in the 21st century - especially with all the technology and all the discoveries that we've made - that we would figure out how to tackle abuse. "
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Out
Age
" I don't choose to analyze what I have done and I think that is the right choice, because then I won't be spending my time creating. "
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Think
" I guess my husband is a muse as well. "
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" If you have an issue with homosexuality, then it comes to your own fear and your own darkness. "
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You
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" Give me life, give me pain, give me myself again. "
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" I've carved out a career for myself really as a writer. "
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" I've worked with many powerful men in the music industry. "
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" There is an energy that you carry when you're nurturing another life where you're protecting first - and once you know that cub is out of the way of the hunter's gun, you can be a little more daring. "
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Know
Gun
" I've had to keep exploring different ways of presenting the music so I don't repeat myself. "
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" I don't really cook. There are caterers, and my husband cooks. "
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Cooks
" I would love to compose something for dance before I kick the bucket, and I'm not closed-minded about the dance, or the dance company. "
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" Being able to still make records is a privilege. I don't take it casually. "
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" Musically, I always allow myself to jump off of cliffs. At least that's what it feels like to me. Whether that's what it actually sounds like might depend on what the listener brings to the songs. "
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" I'm not like a poker player. I'm not into bluff. My way is to look someone in the eye and tell them the way I'm intending to go. My cards are always on the table. "
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" Sometimes you need to take a departure from what you do to something that's slightly different in order to get inspiration. "
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