All the being and the doing, expansive, glittering, vocal…

To be silent; to be alone. All the being and the doing, expansive, glittering, vocal, evaporated; and one shrunk, with a sense of solemnity,…

— Virginia Woolf

I suffered no pain, my hunger had taken the edge off; instead I felt pleasantly empty, untouched by everything around me and happy to…

— Knut Hamsun

Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has passed his life in seclusion.

— Horace

Go into seclusion and rest your mind on the silence.

— Dharma Mittra

“Loneliness clarifies. Here silence stands Like heat. Here leaves unnoticed thicken, Hidden weeds flower, neglected waters quicken, Luminously-peopled air ascends; And past the poppies…

— Philip Larkin

“In the case of the solitary, his seclusion, even when it is absolute and ends only with life itself, has often as its primary…

— Marcel Proust

Few are there that will leave the secure seclusion of the scholar's life, the peaceful walks of literature and learning, to stand out a…

— Felix Adler

Mr. Tulkinghorn, sitting in the twilight by the open window, enjoys his wine. As if it whispered to him of its fifty years of…

— Charles Dickens

“In total seclusion, enlightening, I found the origin of my being.”

— sir kristian goldmund aumann

As for solitude, I cannot understand how certain people seek to lay claim to intellectual stature, nobility of soul and strength of character, yet…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“People who smile while they are alone used to be called insane, until we invented smartphones and social media.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“To express open creativity, you first need to create your own space of seclusion.”

— Anthony Liccione

“He’s only ever wanted solace. To thrive in the crevices of existence, slip into the dark cracks of life and avoid the noise. But…

— Daniel Abbott

What can my enemies do to me? My paradise is in my heart, it is with me wherever I go. To imprison me is…

— Ibn Taymiyyah

“Seclusion wasn't good for anyone; it made you forget how to protect yourself.”

— Heather James