Quotes from Tori Amos

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.

Our world is a huge mess right now, and not big enough for masses of intolerant people.

Adolescence is that time when I think, it can be- it's the cruelest place on Earth. It can really be heartless.

When it's all said and done we will lose a piece to a carnivorous vegetarian.

I found the secret to life; I'm okay when everything is not okay.

Men have periods, too... they just dont bleed.

Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.

And I fear my fear is greater than my faith.

An angel's face is tricky to wear constantly.

I think that people who can't believe in fairies aren't worth knowing.

In our minds, love and lust are really separated. It's hard to find someone that can be kind and you can trust enough to leave your kids with, and isn't afraid to throw her man up against the wall and lick him from head to toe.

If you have an issue with homosexuality, then it comes to your own fear and your own darkness.

I think having a child can really change you if you're open to it.

Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if you have to dig a little.

My father was a minister and so rock music was banned in our house.

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.

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.

People assume that all artists make for terrible business people, but I'm in complete charge of my own career.

I became a mom at 37 and having a child has been an emancipation for me.

The violence betwen women is unbelievable. Women try to make each other crawl so that their knees are bleeding.

People listen to music the way they want to listen to music.

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.

My father has a pragmatic mind. He marched with Dr. King in the '60s, and he's very much for women's rights.