--- title: "12 Isolated places Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 12 Isolated places quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Isolated places sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/250/lois-mcmaster-bujold-716_career_i-began-my-writing-career-in-a-very-isol_1088126.jpg" --- > [I began my writing career in a very isolated place and time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lois-mcmaster-bujold/i-began-my-writing-career-in-a-very-isolated-place-and-time/) [Lois McMaster Bujold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lois-mcmaster-bujold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/250/lois-mcmaster-bujold-716_career_i-began-my-writing-career-in-a-very-isol_1088126.jpg) > [For the most part, if you have an isolated place, it's sort of nice to have a communal vibe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-phipps/for-the-most-part-if-you-have-an-isolated-place-it-s-sort-of-nice-to/) [Grace Phipps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-phipps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/395/grace-phipps-60015_communal_for-the-most-part-if-you-have-an-isolate_836739.jpg) > [I am like a wounded animal in a remote isolated place - How wonderful! - How happy!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/i-am-like-a-wounded-animal-in-a-remote-isolated-place-how-wonderful/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/924/dalai-lama-89_animal_i-am-like-a-wounded-animal-in-a-remote-i_2047956.jpg) > [Grace is the light or electricity or juice or breeze that takes you from that isolated place and puts you with others…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/grace-is-the-light-or-electricity-or-juice-or-breeze-that-takes-you/) [Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46b/anne-lamott-188_breeze_grace-is-the-light-or-electricity-or-jui_1481525.png) > [Acting is a weird, kind of alienating job because you're in an isolated place. Even if you're working with a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-eisenberg/acting-is-a-weird-kind-of-alienating-job-because-you-re-in-an/) [Jesse Eisenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-eisenberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35e/jesse-eisenberg-2642_acting_acting-is-a-weird-kind-of-alienating-job_351991.jpg) > [I met people when we lived down in Raleigh who'd ask where I grew up, and I'd say about two hours west…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-frazier/i-met-people-when-we-lived-down-in-raleigh-who-d-ask-where-i-grew-up/) [Charles Frazier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-frazier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/650/charles-frazier-3165_asheville_i-met-people-when-we-lived-down-in-ralei_2301423.jpg) > [All those years I fell for the great palace lie that grief should be gotten over as quickly as possible and as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/all-those-years-i-fell-for-the-great-palace-lie-that-grief-should-be/) [Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96c/anne-lamott-188_alone-time_all-those-years-i-fell-for-the-great-pal_466929.jpg) > [“Just as islands—isolated places with unique, rich biodiversity—have relevance for the ecosystems everywhere, so does studying seemingly isolated or overlooked people and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margot-lee-shetterly/just-as-islands-isolated-places-with-unique-rich-biodiversity-have/) [Margot Lee Shetterly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margot-lee-shetterly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42a/margot-lee-shetterly-8665_isolated-places_just-as-islands-isolated-places-with-uni_2665617.jpg) > [The Sixties were different in an isolated place. We got two television channels if the wind was blowing in the right direction.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-frazier/the-sixties-were-different-in-an-isolated-place-we-got-two-television/) [Charles Frazier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-frazier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dba/charles-frazier-3165_chicago_the-sixties-were-different-in-an-isolate_2476253.png) > [“If we find poetry in the service station and motel, if we are drawn to the airport or train carriage, it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alain-de-botton/if-we-find-poetry-in-the-service-station-and-motel-if-we-are-drawn-to/) [Alain de Botton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alain-de-botton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44c/alain-de-botton-221_fitness_if-we-find-poetry-in-the-service-station_1506960.jpg) > [It is unearned love--the love that goes before, that greets us on the way. It's the help you receive when you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/it-is-unearned-love-the-love-that-goes-before-that-greets-us-on-the/) [Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e3/anne-lamott-188_breeze_it-is-unearned-love-the-love-that-goes-b_705795.jpg) > [And there was that letter from the Bramleys—that really made me feel good. You don’t find people like the Bramleys now; radio,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-herriot/and-there-was-that-letter-from-the-bramleys-that-really-made-me-feel/) [James Herriot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-herriot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ce/james-herriot-11324_becoming_and-there-was-that-letter-from-the-braml_2844026.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/isolated-places/#itemlist", "name": "Isolated places Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I began my writing career in a very isolated place and time.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lois McMaster Bujold" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lois-mcmaster-bujold/i-began-my-writing-career-in-a-very-isolated-place-and-time/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/250/lois-mcmaster-bujold-716_career_i-began-my-writing-career-in-a-very-isol_1088126.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/250/lois-mcmaster-bujold-716_career_i-began-my-writing-career-in-a-very-isol_1088126.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/250/lois-mcmaster-bujold-716_career_i-began-my-writing-career-in-a-very-isol_1088126.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I began my writing career in a very isolated place and time.” — Lois McMaster Bujold", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For the most part, if you have an isolated place, it's sort of nice to have a communal vibe.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Grace Phipps" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-phipps/for-the-most-part-if-you-have-an-isolated-place-it-s-sort-of-nice-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/395/grace-phipps-60015_communal_for-the-most-part-if-you-have-an-isolate_836739.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/395/grace-phipps-60015_communal_for-the-most-part-if-you-have-an-isolate_836739.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/395/grace-phipps-60015_communal_for-the-most-part-if-you-have-an-isolate_836739.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“For the most part, if you have an isolated place, it's sort of nice to have a communal vibe.” — Grace Phipps", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am like a wounded animal in a remote isolated place - How wonderful! - How happy!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dalai Lama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/i-am-like-a-wounded-animal-in-a-remote-isolated-place-how-wonderful/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/924/dalai-lama-89_animal_i-am-like-a-wounded-animal-in-a-remote-i_2047956.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/924/dalai-lama-89_animal_i-am-like-a-wounded-animal-in-a-remote-i_2047956.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/924/dalai-lama-89_animal_i-am-like-a-wounded-animal-in-a-remote-i_2047956.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I am like a wounded animal in a remote isolated place - How wonderful! - How happy!” — Dalai Lama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Grace is the light or electricity or juice or breeze that takes you from that isolated place and puts you with others who are as startled and embarrassed and eventually grateful as you are to be there.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anne Lamott" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/grace-is-the-light-or-electricity-or-juice-or-breeze-that-takes-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46b/anne-lamott-188_breeze_grace-is-the-light-or-electricity-or-jui_1481525.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46b/anne-lamott-188_breeze_grace-is-the-light-or-electricity-or-jui_1481525.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46b/anne-lamott-188_breeze_grace-is-the-light-or-electricity-or-jui_1481525.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Grace is the light or electricity or juice or breeze that takes you from that isolated place and puts you…” — Anne Lamott", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Acting is a weird, kind of alienating job because you're in an isolated place. 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