I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a…

People forgot about us, which was what we wanted. We could be left alone without any pressure to make music.

— Curt Smith

“There was only one thing I wanted: to be left alone, without too many demand upon my person, so that for a few moments…

— Muriel Barbery

It was not generally realized that what children mostly wanted was to be left alone.

— Ian Mcewan

Eventually I knew what hair wanted; it wanted to be itself ... to be left alone by anyone, including me, who did not love…

— Alice Walker

The history of this country was made largely by people who wanted to be left alone. Those who could not thrive when left to…

— Eric Hoffer

I finally got the dad I always wanted and then he left. At 18, 19 years old, I was really upset and had to…

— Bart Millard

All I wanted was to be left alone. They abhor a vacuum, other people. You find a quiet corner where you can hunker down…

— John Banville

I wanted what was best for you. You hurt me over and over again, but yet, I still hung on. I have my friends…

— Anonymous

“I embraced all of you, but you only wanted me when you were down and left when you were up.”

— Marion Bekoe

“They go on to this better place, you know, which is what they wanted all along. But you and me, we're still left behind…

— Jodi Picoult

I don't want to sound like anyone else, I wanted to be in my own creative space and find this river of melody myself.

— Thomas Grennan

I've always felt like there was less creative space on sets with guardians. I just felt independent at a young age.

— Timothee Chalamet

I work for ABC. If the thing that ABC is paying me for is storytelling - not to make sure that a costume is…

— Shonda Rhimes

I used to hate the fact that I did so much study cause I felt it was useless. I'm into this creative space, I…

— Chloe Ting

A creative space is an important thing. There are so many studios that feel like doctor's offices in Nashville. I couldn't write there.

— Brad Paisley