102 Quotes by Laura Marling

It is quite hard to relax in London. I always say I'd move somewhere quieter, but I am a bit of a confirmed urbanite now - it crept up on me without me noticing. I always think that I function quite well on my own, unusually so, but then I'm reminded how important people are to me.

My reaction to everything in life is when it gets a bit complicated to water it down and make it simple again.

All my songs come from me because I only seem able to write about myself and my experiences.

I definitely tell things at arm's length but that is conscious. No part of me wants everybody to know what's going on.

I love the way you can fall in love with a piece of literature; how words alone can get your heart doing that.

I'd like to make music for as long as I can; it feels like something I need to do.

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

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

When I'm singing I feel like I'm talking to someone. I'm in conversation when I perform - either with myself or with whomever is listening.