“I've always described North Florida as feeling like there's a Hellmout...” — Ethel Cain Quote

“I've always described North Florida as feeling like there's a Hellmouth nearby. It's so beautiful, but sometimes it feels really dark.”

“Love is everything to us. It doesn't matter what you love or who you love, but that you love something - and that love is what propels you forward every day. For better or worse, I think that is a beautiful thing.”

“If 'Preacher's Daughter' was my learning experience of what not to do with trauma and healing, 'Willoughby Tucker' has been my experience of what not to do in love.”

“Basically, my mother couldn't hold a tune and when I was a baby, a rather tactless baby, I would ask her not to sing... you can't get to sleep if someone is singing off key nearby.”

“It's easy to look at where your pieces are now and place the next one nearby.”

“My ideas come when I least expect it, so I've always got to have a studio nearby or close by somewhere.”