--- title: "10 Because Quotes By Lorde" description: "10 Because quotes by Lorde. Plus more from Lorde and more Because sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ec/lorde-5024_about_i-m-like-the-most-terrible-person-to-go_83094.jpg" --- > [I'm, like, the most terrible person to go to a party with in the world, because I just can't enjoy it. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/i-m-like-the-most-terrible-person-to-go-to-a-party-with-in-the-world/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ec/lorde-5024_about_i-m-like-the-most-terrible-person-to-go_83094.jpg) > [Coming from New Zealand, all the music I listen to is not made by New Zealanders. People never come to New Zealand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/coming-from-new-zealand-all-the-music-i-listen-to-is-not-made-by-new/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/350/lorde-5024_because_coming-from-new-zealand-all-the-music-i_2070893.png) > [My dad is a civil engineer, and my mom is a stay-at-home mom. The fact that my parents weren't really involved in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/my-dad-is-a-civil-engineer-and-my-mom-is-a-stay-at-home-mom-the-fact/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/556/lorde-5024_because_my-dad-is-a-civil-engineer-and-my-mom-is_1543186.jpg) > [I've always hung out with people older than me, with my parents' friends, because I appreciated the conversation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/i-ve-always-hung-out-with-people-older-than-me-with-my-parents/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/790/lorde-5024_always_i-ve-always-hung-out-with-people-older-t_2481027.png) > [I curate my life in a way. It's always playing on my mind, kind of a love-hate relationship. I'm not one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/i-curate-my-life-in-a-way-it-s-always-playing-on-my-mind-kind-of-a/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fc/lorde-5024_always_i-curate-my-life-in-a-way-it-s-always-pl_1823152.png) > [Grace Jones was an influence, because I was like, 'These shoulders! These pants! Girls can wear pants and be awesome.' That's something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/grace-jones-was-an-influence-because-i-was-like-these-shoulders-these/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cf/lorde-5024_awesome_grace-jones-was-an-influence-because-i-w_1525776.png) > [I think it would be impossible not to be an Internet kid, coming from New Zealand, because culturally it's a little barren.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/i-think-it-would-be-impossible-not-to-be-an-internet-kid-coming-from/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18d/lorde-5024_barren_i-think-it-would-be-impossible-not-to-be_313175.png) > [We all have Tumblr, and we all have Instagram and everything. People care so much about it because, now, any random can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/we-all-have-tumblr-and-we-all-have-instagram-and-everything-people/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d9/lorde-5024_about_we-all-have-tumblr-and-we-all-have-insta_97660.jpg) > [My advice to young people wanting to make music and to be in this industry is to really spend your time making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/my-advice-to-young-people-wanting-to-make-music-and-to-be-in-this/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f6/lorde-5024_advice_my-advice-to-young-people-wanting-to-mak_2869166.png) > [I find a lot of feminist reading quite confusing and that often there's a set of rules, and people will be like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/i-find-a-lot-of-feminist-reading-quite-confusing-and-that-often-there/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dee/lorde-5024_area_i-find-a-lot-of-feminist-reading-quite-c_1862085.png) ## Other authors on Because ## More by Lorde > [When I was trying to come up with a stage name, I thought 'Lord' was super rad, but really masculine - ever since I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/when-i-was-trying-to-come-up-with-a-stage-name-i-thought-lord-was/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) > [So many interviews, even ones that I consider really intelligent and good writers, will do the, like, 'Oh, you're not taking your clothes off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/so-many-interviews-even-ones-that-i-consider-really-intelligent-and/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) > [I actually love Twitter and Instagram. I do think it's so strange to think that 20 years ago, people would never have known personal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/i-actually-love-twitter-and-instagram-i-do-think-it-s-so-strange-to/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) > [I'm, like, the most terrible person to go to a party with in the world, because I just can't enjoy it. I'm just thinking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/i-m-like-the-most-terrible-person-to-go-to-a-party-with-in-the-world/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) > [We all have Tumblr, and we all have Instagram and everything. People care so much about it because, now, any random can be famous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/we-all-have-tumblr-and-we-all-have-instagram-and-everything-people/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) > [I know when I'm onstage, I don't think about how it looks, I just concentrate on really feeling what I hear. But I totally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/i-know-when-i-m-onstage-i-don-t-think-about-how-it-looks-i-just/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) > [I read a lot of short fiction, like Kurt Vonnegut and Raymond Carver and Wells Tower.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/i-read-a-lot-of-short-fiction-like-kurt-vonnegut-and-raymond-carver/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) > [Ill let you in on something big: I am not a white-teeth teen. I tried to join, but never did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/ill-let-you-in-on-something-big-i-am-not-a-white-teeth-teen-i-tried/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) > [I tend to start with a full set of lyrics, and then my producer, Joel Little, and I work on the music collaboratively.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/i-tend-to-start-with-a-full-set-of-lyrics-and-then-my-producer-joel/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) > [Everyone’s competing for a love they won't receive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/everyone-s-competing-for-a-love-they-won-t-receive/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) > [“We've both got a million bad habits to kick, not sleeping is one. We're biting our nails, you're biting my lip, I'm biting my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/we-ve-both-got-a-million-bad-habits-to-kick-not-sleeping-is-one-we-re/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) > [Two things to remember in life: take care of your thoughts when you are alone, and take are of your words when you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/two-things-to-remember-in-life-take-care-of-your-thoughts-when-you/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) > [I think it would be impossible not to be an Internet kid, coming from New Zealand, because culturally it's a little barren.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/i-think-it-would-be-impossible-not-to-be-an-internet-kid-coming-from/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) > [I'm surrounded by the beach, so I love to fish and to dive and to swim. I walk a lot, and I bike around.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/i-m-surrounded-by-the-beach-so-i-love-to-fish-and-to-dive-and-to-swim/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) > [I'm really interested in kind of weird social situations and cliques, watching girls vying for attention, watching how the popularity thing happens. I've always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/i-m-really-interested-in-kind-of-weird-social-situations-and-cliques/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/because/lorde/#itemlist", "name": "10 Because Quotes By Lorde", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm, like, the most terrible person to go to a party with in the world, because I just can't enjoy it. 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