Woe unto him that is never alone, and cannot bear to be alone. — Philip Gilbert Hamerton Copy Share Image
It was solitude, but it was solitude that wasn't lonely. Solitude that could sort things out. And he hadn't had that in… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
Leisure, the highest happiness on earth, is seldom enjoyed with perfect satisfaction, except in solitude. — George Zimmerman Copy Share Image
Wherever you may seek solitude, men will ferret you out and compel you to belong to their desperate company of oddfellows. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
You can't think well while people are around you! Best thoughts visit us in the twilight of solitude! — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
His ambition was to insert his dreams into the world, and if they were the wrong dreams, then he would dream them… — Steven Millhauser Copy Share Image
It is in deep solitude and silence that I find the gentleness with which I can truly love my brother and sister. — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
Moral progress is a process of isolation; the mountain tops are lonely. — Austin O'Malley Copy Share Image
If a woman is to know herself, then periods of solitude should be courted, planned, and embraced. — Mary Blakely Copy Share Image
Silent solitude makes true speech possible and personal. If I am not in touch with my own belovedness, then I cannot touch… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Some of my poems indicate that I am writing while living alone after a split with a woman, and I've had many… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
The loneliest you will get is in the most public of arenas: You will go to a place and end up in… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
“Solitude led to retrospective thinking, and if the past is what you are trying to get away from, then constant distractions in… — R.D. Ronald Copy Share Image
It is really hard to be lonely very long in a world of words. Even if you don't have friends somewhere, you… — Naomi Shihab Nye Copy Share Image
“Solitude is a wonderful thing in two ways. First, it allows a man to be with himself, and second, it prevents him… — Paul Hoffman Copy Share Image
“Think Creatively When we have a clear mind and quiet surroundings, our creative minds can run freely. There is no one to… — Ian Tuhovsky Copy Share Image
Luther deters me from solitariness; but he does not mean from a sober solitude that rallies our scattered strengths and prepares us… — Francis Atterbury Copy Share Image
“At the foundation of the Christian life, there is a kind of sacred individuality, a sort of holy aloneness that cries out… — Michael Spencer Copy Share Image
Aside from what it teaches you, there is simply the indescribable degree of peace that can be achieved on a sailing vessel… — Billy Campbell Copy Share Image
“At an early age I found myself facing the incomprehensible, the unthinkable, death. Ever since, I have known nothing on this earth… — Edmond Jabès Copy Share Image
“SONG OF DAWN I saw the sun rise by accident. It was a horrible sight. Annoyed by its splendor, I sought refuge… — John Tottenham Copy Share Image
“All I can say is that I’m grateful that in many ways they just let me be. They didn’t want my rough… — Tommy Caldwell Copy Share Image
“So they gave me love in form of poison and tiny little pills, programming my emotions, teaching me how to feel. To… — Charlotte Eriksson Copy Share Image
O Solitude! if I must with thee dwell, Let it not be among the jumbled heap Of murky buildings: climb with me… — John Keats Copy Share Image
“I am first affrighted and confounded with that forelorn solitude, in which I am plac'd in my philosophy, and fancy myself some… — David Hume Copy Share Image
