102 Quotes by Laura Marling

I thought ‘I wonder what will happen if I try and root myself somewhere?’ Look back over the past eight years.

I get up, go and get a coffee, and go do the crossword – I’m loyal to one particular paper, the ‘Guardian’ – and that’s my idea of a perfect morning.

It took a lot of time and practice for me to realise that there’s no point trying to be something you’re not.

I think everybody who relates to music is kind of isolated. It’s lonely. Everyone who uses the creative side of their brain is that much removed from reality. They are looking for answers wherever they can find them.

Now that I’m feeling the responsibilities of adulthood, the choices we make become an incredible weight.

I’m incredibly neurotic and a control freak. I like the thought that if there’s going to be anyone to blame it’s going to be me.

There’s huge amounts of nonsense that goes with everything surrounding music and art. All the things you have to do promote yourself – there’s huge amounts of nonsense.

I’d prefer to be good, but I’m not always. I struggle.

My songs are not pretty. They’re what I call optimistic realism.