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" The violence betwen women is unbelievable. Women try to make each other crawl so that their knees are bleeding. "
Tori Amos
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" I remember driving to North Carolina when I was a little girl in a snowstorm to get down to my mom's family in the Carolinas. There were chains on the car - it was the late sixties - and we were just singing in the car. Christmas carols. "
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" I've had to keep exploring different ways of presenting the music so I don't repeat myself. "
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" You don't leave people who can't defend themselves. "
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" I like cosy, intimate houses. "
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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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" I'm a classic emerald green Sixties Jaguar that nobody can own, but my husband is allowed to drive. "
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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 think doing variations on a classical theme is a dangerous thing to do. "
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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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" If I was writing songs just for me I'd only play them in my living room, alone. "
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" I don't want to give too much ink to foolish men. "
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" Being able to still make records is a privilege. I don't take it casually. "
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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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" When I play live, it's a conversation that we're all having with the song, and the audience... their response and relationship with the songs is as valid as my relationship with the songs. "
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" This was a time frame when dance music and clubs were having a real impact on culture, and it had an impact on me. "
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" A lot of songs are derivative of each other. 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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" In our minds, love and lust are really separated. It's hard to find someone that can be kind and you can trust enough to leave your kids with, and isn't afraid to throw her man up against the wall and lick him from head to toe. "
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" Music is always a reflection of what's going on in the hearts and minds of the culture. "
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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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" Romance is important to me, and to have a romance with your husband takes a bit of doing. The key is to make sure your partner misses you. That means you have to take yourself away. "
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" My husband doesn't know what my songs are about - even when they're about him. He's very British in that way. He doesn't ask, and he doesn't want to be told. "
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" I usually get myself into situations that cause sparks. I mean I'm a girl that likes the storms. I love feeling alive, I love walking out in the cold in my bare feet and feeling the ice on my toes. "
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