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Vulnerability can be empowering as a songwriter and storyteller.

Tori Amos

Some people say, I’d give anything to be 30 again. Well, I really wouldn’t. I didn’t enjoy being 30.
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Enjoy Giving People
Some of the biggest advocates for feminism seem to believe that in order to feel powerful you have to make another woman subservient, and that is not what feminism is about at all.
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Believe Order Powerful
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
The last thing I want to be known as is ‘The Girl Who Got Raped’. The big turn around you make in your head is from victim to survivor.
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Girl Survivor Want
If you really want a challenge, just deal with yourself.
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Challenges Deals Want
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
I’m a conduit for telling people’s stories. It’s a privilege.
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People Privilege Stories
I became a mom at 37 and having a child has been an emancipation for me.
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Children Mom Mother
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
I think that other people covering my work is really exciting… Im really open to that kind of thing because I think interpretation is an art form.
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Art People Thinking
Is there room in my heart for you to follow your heart?
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Follow Heart Room
I guess my husband is a muse as well.
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Husband Muse Well
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
Pretty is never beautiful.
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Beautiful Beauty Pretty
So, you can make me come, that doesn’t make you Jesus.
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Come Jesus Make Music
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
You don’t have to justify anything. Being pissed off is absolutely ok.
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Justify Pissed Off
Nothing’s gonna stop me from floating
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Floating Nothing Stop
Most people would rather be sheep than stand on their own with antlers on.
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Antlers People Sheep
Healing for me is being able to sit next to the butcher and say ‘Yes, I’m sitting next to the butcher now,’ instead of saying ‘there is no butcher’.
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Able Healing Sitting
The fact that religion plays such a part in how people vote troubles me, troubles me as a minister’s daughter. Because I always felt that the separation of church and state was what our forefathers and foremothers really fought for.
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Church Daughter People Play Separation
You don’t have to justify everything. Being pissed off is just absolutely okay.
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Justify Off Okay Pissed
I can’t believe that I would keep, keep you from flying And I would cry a thousand more if that’s what it takes to sail you home.
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Believe Flying Home
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
Tell me you’re crazy, maybe then I’ll understand.
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Crazy Friendship Maybe Understood
I guess you go too far when pianos try to be guitars.
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Guitar Piano Trying
A lot of the carols were not as you hear them now.
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Carols Country Hera People

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