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I think doing variations on a classical theme is a dangerous thing to do.

Tori Amos

The romantic myth of the artist says that you are the Source. I have no illusion about that. Native Americans don’t believe they are the Source. They have access to the Source. Endless access. But don’t get confused.
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Art Believe Confused Source
Where we focus our energy is where we will get the results.
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Energy Focus Results
In real life I’m bone dry and when I play I’m a mango and in sex I’m starving to be a dripping mango
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Play Real Sex
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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Cards Eye Player Table
Over the last few hours I’ve allowed myself to feel defeated, and just like she said if you allow yourself to feel the way you really feel, maybe you won’t be afraid of that feeling anymore.
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Feelings Last Way
My favorite saying is, ‘If it’s too loud, turn it up.’
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Favorite Loud Turns
If you call me a new-age, airy-fairy, hippie-dippy airhead I will shove my crystals up your ass.
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Age Crystals Hippie
As the sun sets, we’ve all had those nights where you question your choices and where your life is going.
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Choices Night Sun
I’ve carved out a career for myself really as a writer.
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Careers Country People
When I got older, I chose to look at Christianity as another myth.
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Christianity Looks Myth
Tori’s my legal name. My niece and nephews, they all call me Aunt Ellen, because I went by my middle name years ago, before I turned 18.
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Aunt Niece Years
Dance with the sufis, celebrate your top ten in the charts of pain.
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Art Media Pain
Many people lock a part of themselves away. It’s a bit sacred.
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Locks People Sacred
These precious things, let them bleed.
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Philosophy Precious Things
You don’t have to justify everything. Being pissed off is just absolutely okay.
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Justify Off Okay Pissed
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 backstory.
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Emotional Song Together

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