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The sense of loss is such a tricky one, because we always feel like our worth is tied up into stuff that we have, not that our worth can grow with things we are willing to lose.

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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
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