Brass balance scale tipped toward a cluster of purple grapes, opposite one grape, with green leaves

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Tori Amos

I'm really into moderation. Too much of anything will harm you in the end.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

This is a simple defense of balance over excess. The speaker admits real fondness for moderation as a guiding principle in life. Too much of anything, they suggest, eventually turns harmful, no matter how appealing or safe it seemed at first.

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