I identify as a feminist but subscribe to the pretty basic definition of a feminist as 'someone who seeks equality between the sexes.' Lauren Mayberry More Quotes by Lauren Mayberry More Quotes From Lauren Mayberry If people are really hateful and disgusting in the way they treat other people, that probably came from a hurt place - but then, when does it stop? When does this spiral end? Sometimes you can get pretty melancholic about that. Lauren Mayberry youhurtsometimespeople I wouldn't want to do a solo project. Lauren Mayberry projectsolowant You can't believe everything you read in a newspaper or everything that's coming out of the president's mouth. And you can't believe when someone posts a picture from their personal life, because most of the time, it's staged - we're showing each other these idealized versions of ourselves so that we seem better and other people will feel worse. Lauren Mayberry youtimelifepeople The film world feels like a smaller world than music. Lauren Mayberry likefilmmusicworld I don't want to sound negative here, but I don't know any lady that was surprised by #MeToo. Lauren Mayberry ladyknowsoundnegative It only takes two seconds of your life to say, 'I don't agree with white supremacy. I don't agree with homophobia.' Lauren Mayberry yoursaywhitelife I think about politics, so it would be inauthentic not to talk about it. Lauren Mayberry i-thinktalkthinkpolitics I am in a band that was born on the Internet. Lauren Mayberry i-aminternetbornband The depressing reality is that campaigns like the Everyday Sexism Project would not need to exist were casual sexism not so startlingly commonplace. Lauren Mayberry projectneedcasualreality Is the casual objectification of women so commonplace that we should all just suck it up, roll over, and accept defeat? I hope not. Lauren Mayberry acceptwomendefeathope Anne Carson and Angela Carter are folks I hold close to my heart because they have such unique ways of telling stories. Lauren Mayberry tellingbecauseuniqueheart I think, in reading a few sentences of text, you can just tell the tone, and that's something I love in prose writers but in lyricists as well. Lauren Mayberry thinkyoureadinglove Seeing people communicate about the band online has been amazing, but I think a lot of people spend a lot of time talking about what they hate rather than what they love. I don't want to get trapped in that. Lauren Mayberry hatetimelovepeople There were times in my early 20s where I dealt with some anxiety and depression issues. At that time, it just feels like you're under the water, and you can't get out. Lauren Mayberry youdepressiontimewater I've never been able to write narrative as a character, really. Jenny Lewis, I love her stuff, I love that she can weave these American Gothic fairytales. I feel like I sound inauthentic when I do that, so I tend to write from a personal standpoint. Lauren Mayberry feelneverlovecharacter When I'm writing, it's because I'm trying to figure something out for myself. If I don't believe in what I've written, then how can I expect anyone else to believe in that, either? Lauren Mayberry myselfwritingtryingbelieve
