“Being human is difficult. Some people make it more difficult than others. I was one of those people.”Lana Del Rey Complex (24 January 2012)
“I have a personal ambition to live my life honestly and honor the true love that I’ve had and also the people I’ve had around me. I want to stay hopeful, even though I get scared about why we’re even alive at all.”Lana Del Rey Daily Mail (25 January 2012)
“I've been living in New York for about seven years and a lot of the people that I started singing with don't sing any more, don't write any more. So the fact that I can still do that that's kind of a gift, that's what I sort of stay focused on.”Lana Del Rey Evening Standard (24 January 2012), p. 13