--- title: "1 Longer Lived Quotes By St. Lucia" description: "1 Longer Lived quotes by St. Lucia. Plus more from St. Lucia and more Longer Lived sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad4/st-lucia-2349_africa_the-longer-i-lived-overseas-the-more-i-a_3204860.jpg" --- > [The longer I lived overseas, the more I appreciated being from South Africa.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-lucia/the-longer-i-lived-overseas-the-more-i-appreciated-being-from-south/) [St. Lucia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-lucia/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad4/st-lucia-2349_africa_the-longer-i-lived-overseas-the-more-i-a_3204860.jpg) ## More by St. Lucia > [From as long as I can remember, I was always fond of drawing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-lucia/from-as-long-as-i-can-remember-i-was-always-fond-of-drawing/) [St. Lucia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-lucia/) > [It sounds kind of cliche, and a lot of people say it about our music, but I think a good place to hear our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-lucia/it-sounds-kind-of-cliche-and-a-lot-of-people-say-it-about-our-music/) [St. Lucia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-lucia/) > [I will readily confess that I'm a coffee addict.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-lucia/i-will-readily-confess-that-i-m-a-coffee-addict/) [St. Lucia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-lucia/) > [I just believe that you have to allow each other to grow in the way you're meant to grow and not be afraid of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-lucia/i-just-believe-that-you-have-to-allow-each-other-to-grow-in-the-way/) [St. Lucia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-lucia/) > [Most of the writing that I do is a complete train of thought process. I'll just be walking down the street or sitting on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-lucia/most-of-the-writing-that-i-do-is-a-complete-train-of-thought-process/) [St. Lucia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-lucia/) > [Everyone knows Earth, Wind & Fire. We know 'September,' all the big sort of hits from going out and dancing and stuff. When I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-lucia/everyone-knows-earth-wind-fire-we-know-september-all-the-big-sort-of/) [St. Lucia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-lucia/) > [Unfortunately, there are very few facilities which offer courses in the arts. Not all the secondary schools offer the subject for CXC examinations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-lucia/unfortunately-there-are-very-few-facilities-which-offer-courses-in/) [St. Lucia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-lucia/) > [While painting I noticed a piece of madras cloth on the floor. As usual, my mind started working overtime and a pair of scissors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-lucia/while-painting-i-noticed-a-piece-of-madras-cloth-on-the-floor-as/) [St. Lucia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-lucia/) > [When I was 10 I went to the Drakensberg Boys Choir School, which is this idyllic Harry Potter-esque music boarding school in the mountains…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-lucia/when-i-was-10-i-went-to-the-drakensberg-boys-choir-school-which-is/) [St. Lucia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-lucia/) > [The music I used to make was a lot more rock, so I come from this background of head banging a lot, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-lucia/the-music-i-used-to-make-was-a-lot-more-rock-so-i-come-from-this/) [St. Lucia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-lucia/) > [When I was a teenager, I never knew anything about art. I think in South Africa at that stage, no one was really exposed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-lucia/when-i-was-a-teenager-i-never-knew-anything-about-art-i-think-in/) [St. Lucia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-lucia/) > [When I'm making the music, the songs that I get most excited about definitely make me feel good, but often, it's a really good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-lucia/when-i-m-making-the-music-the-songs-that-i-get-most-excited-about/) [St. Lucia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-lucia/) > [I feel like a lot of bands have done amazing covers, but whenever we start working on it, whenever we try it in rehearsal,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-lucia/i-feel-like-a-lot-of-bands-have-done-amazing-covers-but-whenever-we/) [St. Lucia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-lucia/) > [When I think back, I felt like I had the life that a lot of white American kids grew up with in the suburbs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-lucia/when-i-think-back-i-felt-like-i-had-the-life-that-a-lot-of-white/) [St. Lucia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-lucia/) > [It's sad that some people still believe that artists die poor. This is not the case in this day and age.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-lucia/it-s-sad-that-some-people-still-believe-that-artists-die-poor-this-is/) [St. Lucia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-lucia/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/longer-lived/st-lucia/#itemlist", "name": "1 Longer Lived Quotes By St. Lucia", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The longer I lived overseas, the more I appreciated being from South Africa.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "St. Lucia" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-lucia/the-longer-i-lived-overseas-the-more-i-appreciated-being-from-south/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad4/st-lucia-2349_africa_the-longer-i-lived-overseas-the-more-i-a_3204860.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad4/st-lucia-2349_africa_the-longer-i-lived-overseas-the-more-i-a_3204860.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad4/st-lucia-2349_africa_the-longer-i-lived-overseas-the-more-i-a_3204860.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The longer I lived overseas, the more I appreciated being from South Africa.” — St. Lucia", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/longer-lived/st-lucia/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/longer-lived/st-lucia/", "name": "Longer Lived Quotes by St. Lucia", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/longer-lived/st-lucia/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad4/st-lucia-2349_africa_the-longer-i-lived-overseas-the-more-i-a_3204860.jpg" }, "description": "1 Longer Lived quotes by St. Lucia. 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