What do you plan to do with all your freedom? Tori Amos More Quotes by Tori Amos More Quotes From Tori Amos 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. Tori Amos pioneers taught giving It took the love of a good man [to heal]. When I was reverting back into my, let's say, perversions, he would say: 'Let's go get an ice cream. I am not going to enable you. If you can only come as a wanton woman for hire, because you feel dirty and shamed, then no. Women are goddesses.' And I know that and I believe that. I chose a man who believed that, too. Tori Amos men believe dirty For many years, I shut down that place inside myself that needed to rage, cry, ask questions and basically just express herself. I made a conscious choice when I put (the song) 'Me and a Gun' on the record not to stay a victim anymore. Tori Amos gun song years When soulmates come and go, you're never alone, even when you're standing just you and your shoes, because you carry them with you. Tori Amos comes-and-goes soulmate shoes You decide whether you look at your reality or live pretending these feelings don't exist. Tori Amos feelings reality looks I have a rule that I don't read my press, but then somebody in the crew will be reading it and of course it's right there, so what do you think I do? Tori Amos crew reading thinking I have built my world through Native American mythology. Tori Amos mythology native-american world I guess my husband is a muse as well. Tori Amos my-husband muse husband I don't want to give too much ink to foolish men. Tori Amos foolish-man giving men I don't really cook. There are caterers, and my husband cooks. Tori Amos my-husband cooks husband I don't choose to analyze what I have done and I think that is the right choice, because then I won't be spending my time creating. Tori Amos creating choices thinking When they say take from my body, I think I'll take from mine instead. Getting off, getting off while they're all down stairs. Tori Amos masturbation body thinking I wanna smash the faces of those beautiful boys, those Christian boys. Tori Amos christian beautiful boys Father Lucifer, you never looked so sane. Tori Amos lucifer evil father Tell me you're crazy, maybe then I'll understand. Tori Amos crazy friendship There were times that I needed to go to battle, but how I went to battle wasn't always the best way in. Tori Amos battle needed way 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. Tori Amos naughty girl dirty 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. Tori Amos emotional player moving The sun is getting dim, will I pay for who I've been? Tori Amos unanswered-questions sun pay I don't feel I'm as good a mum as my mum was. Tori Amos mum feels