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You know when people smile too much? It's painful. I find it really painful. Happy is not very reliable. I'm trying to live like, um, with a fierce calm.

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Tori Amos
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: August 22
Composer
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North Carolina
Myra Ellen Amos
Ari Tomos
Ellen Amos
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