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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.

Tori Amos

I found the secret to life: I’m ok when everything is not ok.
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Everything Found Secret
Being in your forties – any woman who isn’t there yet, I just have to say to you: Euphoria is coming to you.
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Coming Euphoria Forty
The music is the magic carpet that other things take naps on.
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Magic Music Naps
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
Womanhood is a whole different thing from girlhood. Girlhood is a gift…Womanhood is a choice.
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Choices Different Growth
Somebody will come backstage and go, ‘You saved me.’ And I will have to say, ‘Stop right there. You saved yourself.’
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Backstage Saved Stop
If you sing to the mermaids, they come when you’re drowning.
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Drowning Mermaid
When I got older, I chose to look at Christianity as another myth.
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Christianity Looks Myth
Take a different route to the coffee shop to see what you can see and hear. When we get in a routine, we can become zombie-like and shut down. It’s about discipline. You have to push yourself.
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Coffee Discipline Zombie
Most people would rather be sheep than stand on their own with antlers on.
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Antlers People Sheep
My father has a pragmatic mind. He marched with Dr King in the 60s, and he’s very much for women’s rights.
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Father Kings Rights
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
So close to touching freedom, then I hear the guards call my name
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Explore Names Touching
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
Vulnerability can be empowering as a songwriter and storyteller.
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Empowering Songwriters Storyteller
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

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