#som

Every writer hopes or boldly assumes that his life is in some sense exemplary, that the particular will turn out to be universal. ↗

— Martin Amis

#boldly #every #exemplary #his #hopes

There's a mindset of flexibility and adaptability that comes with us. We don't mind hardship. We don't mind somebody saying, 'Go in and do this nasty job.' Whatever the job is, we can do it. That's why the nation has a Marine Corps. ↗

— James F. Amos

#comes #corps #flexibility #go #hardship

Some people are afraid of what they might find if they try to analyze themselves too much, but you have to crawl into your wounds to discover where your fears are. Once the bleeding starts, the cleansing can begin. ↗

— Tori Amos

#analyze #begin #bleeding #cleansing #crawl

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

— Tori Amos

#fit #into #most #ones #people

Sometimes you have to do what you don't like to get to where you want to be. ↗

— Tori Amos

#like #sometimes #want #where #you

There's room for everybody on the planet to be creative and conscious if you are your own person. If you're trying to be like somebody else, then there is isn't. ↗

— Tori Amos

#creative #else #everybody #like #own

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

#dirty #else #find #girl #i

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 #i #i do #press #read

I know people sometimes have this fantasy about Cornwall. But the Cornish are so grounded. ↗

— Tori Amos

#cornwall #fantasy #grounded #i #know

I produce the records. I don't hand over control to some really expensive producer who then talks to the record company and then tries to bend me to their will - for commercial purposes. ↗

— Tori Amos

#commercial #company #control #expensive #hand