A man is known by the books he reads, by the company he keeps, by the praise he gives, by his dress,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
The man who follows Christ in solitary mourning is greater than he who praises Christ amid the congregation of men. — Isaac of Nineveh Copy Share Image
Each man is his own prisoner, in solitary confinement for life. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
People aren't wired to be alone. Even in the stressful population of prison, solitary confinement is still considered a cruel punishment. — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
I'm pretty solitary when I take pictures. Even when I take pictures of people, I just go about my own way of… — Ari Marcopoulos Copy Share Image
If any of [my stories] succeed in causing their readers to feel pleasantly uncomfortable when walking along a solitary road at nightfall,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When I sing, it's the most solitary state: just me, and the microphone, and the holy spirit. It's not about notes or… — Sinead O'Connor Copy Share Image
Writing is solitary. You spend so much time alone and in your own mind, telling stories. — Ruth Ozeki Copy Share Image
Over the years, I've found that I either live life or write about it. I can't seem to do both simultaneously -… — Letty Cottin Pogrebin Copy Share Image
In the mythic tradition, the Mountain is the bond between Earth and Sky. Its solitary summit reaches the sphere of eternity, and… — Rene Daumal Copy Share Image
Solitary and farouche people don't have relationships; they are quite unrelatable. — Elizabeth Bowen Copy Share Image
Lonely as God, and white as a winter moon, Mount Shasta starts up sudden and solitary from the heart of the great… — Joaquin Miller Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to be ridiculous or funny, but it was rather pleasant to find yourself in isolation, in solitary. — Joseph Brodsky Copy Share Image
I felt that in a way, I hated the writing process so much. It's excruciating, as I'm sure you know, and so… — Shane Black Copy Share Image
A man, to read, must read alone. He may make extracts, he may work at books in company; but to read, to… — Richard Jefferies Copy Share Image
Writing fiction is a solitary occupation but not really a lonely one. The writer's head is mobbed with characters, images and language,… — Hilma Wolitzer Copy Share Image
I love getting out the house because writing is such a solitary business that even being at the library makes me feel… — Jane Green Copy Share Image
When you're writing it's a very solitary job. It's you and your word processor and a cup of tea. It's nice- that… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
An observer will see the bizarre developments of behavior only in alien cultures, not his own. Nevertheless this is obviously a local… — Ruth Benedict Copy Share Image
Solitude is nothing that one can choose or retrain from. We are solitary. We can delude ourselves about this and act as… — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
The power of a book lies in its power to turn a solitary act into a shared vision. As long as we… — Laura Bush Copy Share Image
Writing is a solitary existence. Making a movie is controlled chaos - thousands of moving parts and people. Every decision is a… — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
I will say that my days are spent solitary and somewhat lost in thought, and every single time I inadvertently wear my… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
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