I have been trying, for some time now, to find dignity in my loneliness. I have been finding this hard to do.… — Maggie Nelson Copy Share Image
It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience.… — Jodie Foster Copy Share Image
Being isolated at times doesn't always mean that you want to distance yourself from others; it simply means that you need some… — Wazim Shaw Copy Share Image
May you be surrounded by friends and family, and if this is not your lot, may the blessings find you in your… — Leonard Cohen Copy Share Image
“I want to give, to be given, and solitude in which to unfold my possessions.” — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“For her a day of pampering meant comic books, black liquorice, serious exercise, veggie curry and, above all, solitude.” — Salla Simukka Copy Share Image
“Unless a writer's capable of solitude, he should leave books alone and go into the theater.” — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
“It turned out plant collecting was a solitary occupation. In the past Robert had enjoyed being alone, or so he thought. Actually… — Tracy Chevalier Copy Share Image
“Part 7: A Quiet Life “I insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think.… — George Ilian Copy Share Image
No man is an island, as they say. No. I've tried it. I've gone on retreats at various times in my life… — Liam Neeson Copy Share Image
Being alone makes me feel free and more independent. Responsibility is all I own! — Merlynluzon Copy Share Image
The first few months of my life of every year are in total retreat. I don't see anybody except my husband and… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
The most important thing is to hold on, hold out, for your creative life, for your solitude, for your time to be… — Clarissa Pinkola Estes Copy Share Image
“the black man today will only find solitude in one place: prison. ironically, he becomes most free while incarcerated.” — Darnell Lamont Walker Copy Share Image
I think the call of the inward life starts here. Solitude helps you differentiate, define the borders of the self. Solitude helps… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Copy Share Image
Always the idea of unbroken quiet broods around the grave. It is a port where the storms of life never beat, and… — Edwin Hubbel Chapin Copy Share Image
“Solitude is a human presumption. Every quiet step is thunder to beetle life underfoot, a tug of impalpable thread on the web… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
“The return of solitude was not quite as Dina expected it to be. These many years I made a virtue of inescapable… — Rohinton Mistry Copy Share Image
The conductor's stand is not a continent of power, but rather an island of solitude. — Riccardo Muti Copy Share Image
“Of course, these were only dreams. How could a sensible woman leave a happy marriage? All the same, a seductive voice from… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
