Writer Quotes by Lucy Dacus

8 Writer quotes by Lucy Dacus

Lucy Dacus’s comments on the writer’s role arrive in eight succinct lines, blending musicality with personal truth. The selection gives a brief, intimate view of how she sees storytelling as a conduit for authentic expression.

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I've talked with friends about this: when you write about yourself, that's what people connect to. When you write a sermon or…

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I was always writing. I've always been attracted to words and stories, communication.

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When I finished reading '100 Years of Solitude,' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, I got really sad. I thought, 'This will never happen…

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Before I even pick up a guitar, usually the words are done. So I'm not first and foremost a musician. I'm first…

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Usually, I'll just be walking from my house to somewhere else, and melodies and words will start coming up, and I'll have…

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I've been journaling longer than I've been a musician, longer than I've been an artist, longer than I've been a writer in…

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Really unfiltered personal writing is cool to me. I'm like, 'How did you show that to everyone?'

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A journal is your completely unaltered voice - it's just for you. And if you know that voice, and you like it,…

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