I just broke up with my boyfriend, and I’ve been spending more time alone than I’d like.

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This quote is from the American musician Lucinda Williams, and it's about how she recently ended her relationship with her boyfriend. She's feeling lonely and wishing she didn't have to spend so much time by herself now that they're no longer together.

About Lucinda Williams

Lucinda Williams is an acclaimed American singer-songwriter known for her genre-blending style and critically-praised albums. Despite a slow start, she has become a major figure in Americana and folk music, winning multiple Grammys and earning recognition as one of the greatest songwriters of her generation.

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I have to try different things to see what works best. Other people get impatient with that.

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You can’t really praise somebody’s work and then criticize the process.

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The man I lived with is a Christian, so I would talk to him about it. What would this person do in the Bible? What’s the story around this person? Generally, when people talk about characters in the Bible, there’s one thing they’re known for, like Job.

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Sade’s stuff is real deceptive. She’s got stuff about prostitutes, poverty and people on the streets.

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If you come into success too soon, you’ll burn out and be finished before you know it. If you let the maturation process happen naturally, you’ll be happier with yourself in the end.

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