Tori Amos

Some of the most wonderful people are the ones who don't fit into boxes.

I felt sidelined by the industry, by the preoccupation with finding something newer, younger.

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.

I'm not very social when I'm off the promo trail, because I step into wife and mother mode. It's very reclusive.

If you think a child is going to be your accessory... it's not like a micro pig. It's not about putting them in front of the television. You need to read to them at night.

I remember driving to North Carolina when I was a little girl in a snowstorm to get down to my mom's family in the Carolinas. There were chains on the car - it was the late sixties - and we were just singing in the car. Christmas carols.

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

My childhood was extreme.

I don't know if the average person really has faith in Washington anymore.

Many people lock a part of themselves away. It's a bit sacred.

Our generation has an incredible amount of realism, yet at the same time it loves to complain and not really change. Because, if it does change, then it won't have anything to complain about.

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