572 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.

I don’t see music as working.

There is an energy that you carry when you’re nurturing another life where you’re protecting first – and once you know that cub is out of the way of the hunter’s gun, you can be a little more daring.

I’ve been looking for a savior in these dirty streets, looking for a savior beneath these dirty sheets.

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

People think I’m nuts because I can sit in a room and be happy by myself.

I’m the queen of the nerds.

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.

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.