Society is afraid of alonedom, like lonely hearts are wasting away in basements, like people must have problems if, after a while,… — Tanya Davis Copy Share Image
What good is a Bill of Rights that does not include the right to play, to wander, to explore, the right to… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
Look at Austen. In her novels, you get a dance, followed by an encounter, followed by a letter, then a period of… — Colm Toibin Copy Share Image
Youre all locked up in that little world of yours, and when I try knocking on the door, you just sort of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Never forget that solitude is my lot ... I implore those who love me to love my solitude." ( Letter to Mimi Romanelli , May 11, 1910)” — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
“As far I go away from myself to solitude I experience wiser &stronger.. Solitude is the most excellent place to get pleasure… — Manjula Jyothiprakash Copy Share Image
Introverts like being introverts. We are drawn to ideas, we are passionate observers, and for us, solitude is rich and generative. — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
Writing is a tribute to solitude. It is choosing introversion over extroversion, lonely hours/days/weeks/years over fun and sociability. — Elif Safak Copy Share Image
“From solitude in the womb, we emerge into solitude among our Fellows, and return again to solitude within the Grave. We pass… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
“We are, on earth, two distinct races. Those who have need of others, whom others amuse, engage soothe, whom solitude harasses, pains,… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
There have always been hermits: people who want to get away from other humans. Literally, some of the first extant books and… — Michael Finkel Copy Share Image
My dear friend, Bonnie, is a person who rests and, consequently, earned my ire early in our relationship. Her ability to rest… — Sue Thoele Copy Share Image
“ The Infinite It was always dear to me, this solitary hill, and this hedgerow here, that closes out my view, from… — Giacomo Leopardi Copy Share Image
There is no doubt that solitude is a challenge and to maintain balance within it a precarious business. But I must not… — May Sarton Copy Share Image
“ Loneliness A recent study showed that 13.5 percent of college students are severely lonely. Overall, they felt that they were to… — Heather Moehn Copy Share Image
“how can you imagine what particular region of the first ages a man's untrammelled feet may take him into by the way… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
What would a man do, if he were compelled to live always in the sultry heat of society, and could never bathe… — Nathaniel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
“We often are alone without feeling lonely and feel lonely when we are not alone, as when we are in a crowd… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
My solitude doesn’t depend on the presence or absence of people; on the contrary, I hate who steals my solitude without, in… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Loneliness is, like, when you wish someone else was there, and solitude is when you enjoy being alone. I don't always wanna… — Jonathan Van Ness Copy Share Image
“On re-entering cultivated lands, the agitation, perplexity, and turmoil of civilization oppressed and suffocated us; the air seemed to fail us, and… — Évariste Régis Huc Copy Share Image
“The more we frequent men, the blacker our thoughts; and when, to clarify them, we return to our solitude, we find there… — Emil M. Cioran Copy Share Image
, loneliness is like a toothache: It's awarning signal that something is wrong. And like a toothache, if left unattended, it usually… — Senoraroy Copy Share Image
“So I forced myself to step out of my comfort zone and go out and connect with people. I realised that no… — Charlotte Eriksson Copy Share Image
“I was alone in that room. Of course, there were bodies all around, but they were all dead. They were dead when… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
Oh, river! darkling river! what a voice Is that thou utterest while all else is still-- The ancient voice that, centuries ago,… — William C. Bryant Copy Share Image
I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time. To be in company, even with the best, is… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“Sound crazy? It may well be, but it is precisely in relationships of intimacy that your craziness (and mine) will be hardest… — Stephanie Dowrick Copy Share Image
“Anyone can retire into a quiet place, wrote Evelyn Underhill, but it's the shutting of the door that makes the difference. Solitude… — Sue Monk Kidd Copy Share Image
“To my children, I will say, ‘Fill your skin with kindness and find solace in your solitude. It takes bravery to be… — Nikita Gill Copy Share Image
“The root cause of loneliness is not the absence of another, but the absence of the awareness of our connection to our… — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
Silence is a very concrete, practical, and useful discipline in all our ministerial tasks. It can be seen as a portable cell… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
My music is very personal. I've created it in solitude. I face a white wall and beller. I like that sound -… — Dwight Yoakam Copy Share Image
One way leads to acquisition, the other leads to nirvana. Realising this a monk should take no pleasure in the respect of… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Language... has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word 'solitude' to express… — Paul Tillich Copy Share Image
“But once you accept the fact that you have always been alone, and will always be, then your perspective can begin to… — Linda Olsson Copy Share Image
Solitude is dangerous to reason, without being favorable to virtue. Remember that the solitary mortal is certainly luxurious, probably superstitious, and possibly… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
The doctors are all agreed that I am suffering for want of society. Was never a case like it. First, I did… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“I went up on the hill and walked about until twilight had deepened into an autumn night with a benediction of starry… — L.M. Montgomery Copy Share Image
We live in a very tense society. We are pulled apart... and we all need to learn how to pull ourselves together…… — Helen Hayes Copy Share Image
