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 AMOSThe 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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Anybody knows, you can conjure anything by the dark of the moon
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I’m a winter girl. I like coming out when things are desolate and everybody’s ready to slit their wrists.
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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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Womanhood is a whole different thing from girlhood. Girlhood is a gift…Womanhood is a choice.
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Anything a wife should do, I’m terrible at. Anything a mistress should do, I’ll try.
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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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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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Me and Charles Manson like the same ice cream.
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I like involved projects.
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If you call me a new-age, airy-fairy, hippie-dippy airhead I will shove my crystals up your ass.
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Standin’ on a corner in Winslow, Arizona, and I’m quite sure I’m in the wrong song.
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I’ve never felt anything that moves me as much as my piano. I’m an emotional player. I don’t really like people. I prefer my piano to people. It’s totally reliable and it’s alive. I can hear what it’s saying.
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A guitarist or a drummer can get a cold and still play; I get a cold and sound like a wet mitten trying to sing you a love song. Charming.
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There is value in everybody’s gift. No matter how hard to find or strange it is.
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When interviews are good, the conversation can be amazing. Sometimes I’ve had conversations with journalists that I’ve never had with anybody else.
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