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" I don't kid around. "
Tori Amos
Kid
Around
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" I know people sometimes have this fantasy about Cornwall. But the Cornish are so grounded. "
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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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" I started playing the piano when I was about two and got a scholarship to the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore when I was five. But I left when I was 11. "
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