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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.

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Tori Amos
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: August 22
Composer
Harpsichordist
Musician
Pianist
Recording Artist
Singer-Songwriter
Newton
North Carolina
Myra Ellen Amos
Ari Tomos
Ellen Amos
Trying
Discover
Crawling
Much
Healing
Cleansing
People
Begin
Analyze
Afraid
Bleeding
Motivational
Fears
Inspirational
Starts
Find
Wounds
Might
Suicide
Crawl

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