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Tori Amos

I think there’s a time as a writer when you want to see the best things in life, and you go out wherever you go with your dreams as a writer or a composer.
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Country Dream People Thinking
I’m a conduit for telling people’s stories. It’s a privilege.
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People Privilege Stories
I used to get really pissed off that my life was so dictated by when this Jesus guy was born and when he was dying every year. I felt really resentful that I couldn’t get on with my own life because I was so busy with his.
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Guy Jesus Years
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
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 collect art books. I have hundreds and hundreds of them and they get me to start hearing things. Sometimes people look at them, but I find that visual art gets me listening, gets me hearing things.
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Art Books Hearing Things
Most people would rather be sheep than stand on their own with antlers on.
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Antlers People Sheep
There are things that I refuse to deal with except through my music… because I don’t trust humanity that much, and I don’t know if I trust me that much. But I trust the songs.
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Humanity Song Trust
I guess my husband is a muse as well.
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Husband Muse Well
If I was writing songs just for me I’d only play them in my living room, alone.
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Play Song Writing
You have to really respect your path, or you will lose your mind.
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Loses Mind Path
The music is the magic carpet that other things take naps on.
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Magic Music Naps
The way I see it, the men that I’m with, whoever they are, it’s like look, you have to accept the fact that I like ice cream, and I know it shows up on my hips but if you can’t accept that, then leave. Go away, toodles. It is non-negotiable.
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Away Going Ice Cream Men
Sometimes you have to do what you don’t like to get to where you want to be.
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Country People Sometimes Want
A lot of the carols were not as you hear them now.
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Carols Country Hera People
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

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