I never wanted to grow a thicker skin; I felt a real sense of pride in my thin skin, and in a weird way, I still do, because it's my thin skin that allows me to empathize with other people. It's the thing that allows me to create vulnerable art. It's the thing that allows me to create other feelings and make songs that actually grab people and touch people. I feel like I've spent my life fighting that thicker skin because I don't want to become an embittered asshole.
Nobody ever sees me. Thank you. - Amanda Palmer
Nobody ever sees me. Thank you.
- Amanda Palmer
I don't think of myself as particularly cursed or blessed. I think I got dealt a set of cards, and I'm playing with them, sometimes in heels, sometim… - Amanda Palmer
I don't think of myself as particularly cursed or blessed. I think I got dealt a set of cards, and I'm playing with them, sometimes in heels, sometim…
I've watched so many women, from Kathleen Hanna all the way up to Taylor Swift, whether they're pop artists or rock stars or fine artists or writers,… - Amanda Palmer
I've watched so many women, from Kathleen Hanna all the way up to Taylor Swift, whether they're pop artists or rock stars or fine artists or writers,…
Take on the pain and wear it as a shirt. - Amanda Palmer
Take on the pain and wear it as a shirt.
Eat the pain. Send it back into the void as love. - Amanda Palmer
Eat the pain. Send it back into the void as love.
I am bigger on the inside But you have to come inside to see me - Amanda Palmer
I am bigger on the inside But you have to come inside to see me
I get really fantastic results when I just get out of my own way. - Amanda Palmer
I get really fantastic results when I just get out of my own way.
When you're afraid of someone's judgment, you can't connect with them. You're too preoccupied with the task of impressing them. - Amanda Palmer
When you're afraid of someone's judgment, you can't connect with them. You're too preoccupied with the task of impressing them.
When you cannot joke about the darkness of life, that’s when the darkness takes over. - Amanda Palmer
When you cannot joke about the darkness of life, that’s when the darkness takes over.
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