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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.

Tori Amos

There are two ways to wake up. You can wake up thinking about what you know, or you wake up thinking and saying ‘What can I learn?.’ That’s a very different approach.
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Different Thinking Two
I guess my husband is a muse as well.
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Husband Muse Well
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
Where we focus our energy is where we will get the results.
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Energy Focus Results
You don’t have to justify anything. Being pissed off is absolutely ok.
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Justify Pissed Off
The word ‘confession,’ to me, means needing to be absolved. I’m not asking for forgiveness. I’m not asking people to understand. I’d like to think that I tell stories and sometimes my life weaves through it.
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Mean People Thinking
I’m a hard worker. I get my hands dirty.
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Dirty Hands Worker
I’ve carved out a career for myself really as a writer.
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Careers Country People
After a while of getting jerked around, you realize what the business is really made up of.
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Around Business Made Realizing
I’m really quite happy to say that in my early 40s, I wake up feeling sexy, and I can’t say I felt that way in my late 20s.
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Feelings Sexy Wake Up
If you’re a lame brain, then you’re a lame brain. I can’t help that.
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Brain Helping Lame
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
I gave up trying to please others and started playing for myself, and because I love music, things naturally happened then. Funny how that works.
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Happen Music Love Trying Works
and if there is a way to find you, I will find you. but will you find me if Neil makes me a tree
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Make Tree Way
There are ways to stimulate being prolific, and part of that is making pilgrimages, and being open to listening, changing up the routine.
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Listening Routine Way
Vulnerability can be empowering as a songwriter and storyteller.
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Empowering Songwriters Storyteller

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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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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