“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.”
Dreams
“If I was writing songs just for me I'd only play them in my living room, alone.”
AloneAll Quotes by Tori Amos
“You'd think that in this age, especially in the 21st century - especially with all the technology and all the discoveries that we've made - that we would figure out how to tackle abuse.”
Age“You can be self-empowered and still learning about how you think about things daily.”
Learning“I don't mind a dirty girl. But what I find tragic is when we, as women, become not the subject of our own story but someone else's object.”
Women“I think even in a good marriage, especially if you stay together long enough, there are going to be events that happen.”
Marriage“When I play live, it's a conversation that we're all having with the song, and the audience... their response and relationship with the songs is as valid as my relationship with the songs.”
Relationship“I usually get myself into situations that cause sparks. I mean I'm a girl that likes the storms. I love feeling alive, I love walking out in the cold in my bare feet and feeling the ice on my toes.”
Love“I don't see music as working.”
Music“If you have an issue with homosexuality, then it comes to your own fear and your own darkness.”
Fear“The violence betwen women is unbelievable. Women try to make each other crawl so that their knees are bleeding.”
Women“After a while of getting jerked around, you realize what the business is really made up of.”
Business“If I was writing songs just for me I'd only play them in my living room, alone.”
Alone“Music is always a reflection of what's going on in the hearts and minds of the culture.”
Music“Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.”
Courage“I think having a child can really change you if you're open to it.”
Change“My father has a pragmatic mind. He marched with Dr. King in the '60s, and he's very much for women's rights.”
Women“A key to keeping your husband is getting him to miss you. That keeps a marriage fresh.”
Marriage“People listen to music the way they want to listen to music.”
Music“This was a time frame when dance music and clubs were having a real impact on culture, and it had an impact on me.”
Music“I don't know if the average person really has faith in Washington anymore.”
Faith