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You know when people smile too much? It’s painful. I find it really painful. Happy is not very reliable. I’m trying to live like, um, with a fierce calm.

Tori Amos

I think that the nightmares are telling me things about myself that I need to know. And I try to understand what they mean, so I can get to know something more about my soul.
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Mean Something Soul Thinking
I’m a tomato freak, but sometimes you have to get it in ketchup form for people to be able to open to tomatoes.
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Able People Tomatoes
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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might Song Sound
Robert Plant asked me to marry him, but I said ‘no.’ I mean, you just don’t want to marry someone you’ve wanted to do it with since you were thirteen, because, well, if he farts, I would, like, die!
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Fart Mean Thirteen Want
Have a seat, while I take to the sky.
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Inspirational Seats Sky
I guess my husband is a muse as well.
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Husband Muse Well
I think doing variations on a classical theme is a dangerous thing to do.
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Theme Thinking Variation
I have a great relationship with my mother-in-law. We’re both Leos, we understand each other.
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Great Law Mother Relationship
I’m a grown woman. I’ve earned my experiences, my scars.
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Grown Women Scar
I’ve carved out a career for myself really as a writer.
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Careers Country People
The most important thing to me as a songwriter is the breath. The most important thing I could say to somebody is, ‘Sometimes I just breathe you in.’
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Important Music Sometimes
Look, I’m standing naked before you; Don’t you want more than my sex? I can scream as loud as your last one, But I can’t claim innocence.
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Looks Naked Sex
I wanted to do something creatively, having been a beached whale for many months and nursing my daughter.
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Daughter Nursing Whale
I really really love Christ, but I’m not a Christian.
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Christ Really Christian Love
I want to be an integrated woman.
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Integrated Want Woman
Anything a wife should do, I’m terrible at. Anything a mistress should do, I’ll try.
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Mistress Trying Wife

You know when people smile too much? It’s painful. I find it really painful. Happy is not very reliable. I’m trying to live like, um, with a fierce calm.

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You know when people smile too much? It’s painful. I find it really painful. Happy is not very reliable. I’m trying to live like, um, with a fierce calm.

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