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If you sing to the mermaids, they come when you’re drowning.

Tori Amos

My father was strict, but he recognised my ability and got a lot of flak from the church for supporting me.
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Ability Church Father
Press the button, pump the water, build the pressure, push the piston, press the button. It’s the perfect job.
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Jobs Perfect Work
I’ve got tonnes of aboriginal and Native American art, but I’d like even more.
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Aboriginal Art Country Native People
There is a phenomenal amount of pressure on women in this industry: they are considered vintage by the time they hit their mid-30s.
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Phenomenal Pressure Vintage
I like involved projects.
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Country Involved People Projects
There is value in everybody’s gift. No matter how hard to find or strange it is.
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Hard Matter Strange
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
I’m very at home working with mythology.
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Home Mythology Working
got a little red line that tells you, boy where the razor’s been.
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Boys Harm Self Suicide
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
Pretty is never beautiful.
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Beautiful Beauty Pretty
I think having a child can really change you if you’re open to it.
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Change Children Thinking
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
I want to be an integrated woman.
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Integrated Want Woman
I am finding that vulnerability gives me great strength, because you’re not hiding anymore. It’s really about being a pioneer for myself, going into the places where I am not being taught. I have to teach myself.
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Giving Pioneers Taught

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