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" I was very close to my mother as the youngest of three. She was my playmate. "
Tori Amos
Three
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She
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" Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it. "
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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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" 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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" Parenting is not for everybody. It changes your life. Especially when they're little. "
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" Being stylish is about enjoying your life and expressing yourself and your inner light. "
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" My childhood was extreme. "
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" I find that in the 21st century, there's not a lot of compassion for what other people are going through or the walk that they have to walk. "
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" My ears are huge. If there's ever a problem with a plane I'm on, they could just put me on the wing and I'll land the sucker. "
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" Our generation has an incredible amount of realism, yet at the same time it loves to complain and not really change. Because, if it does change, then it won't have anything to complain about. "
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" It's been a thrilling journey - I have had to really learn that an orchestra is an entity - it's a creature. I have been calling it the dragon and the conductor is the dragon tamer. And you just have to... ride and don't let go and you will be fine. "
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" The key things are about power and about growing up and realizing as you grow up that there are consequences for the choices you make, especially when you get seduced by power. "
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" I know I'm an acquired taste - I'm anchovies. And not everybody wants those hairy little things. "
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" You have to be clear what your message is and what you're doing. I mean, Miley Cyrus is an amazing talent, and sometimes you kind of just want to say, 'We know you're not Hannah Montana anymore. We know that, my dear. My darling. Now, go be great.' "
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" For a song cycle to work, you have to feel these things when you hear them and you either have an emotional reaction to it or you don't. The plotline is something that gets woven together in the back-story. "
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" 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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" For the most part, pianos are female to me. Sometimes they're dykes, and they're always good fun. "
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" I can see how the young girls really get hurt when their moms are critical, or vice versa when they're overly critical of their moms. It can be so painful. "
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" Cornwall is one of the most beautiful places, with great people - there's not a great downside to it. "
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