--- title: "5 Solitude Afraid Quotes by 3 authors" description: "Browse 5 Solitude Afraid quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Solitude Afraid sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d0/iris-murdoch-993_business_i-hate-solitude-but-i-m-afraid-of-intima_198253.jpg" --- > [I hate solitude, but I'm afraid of intimacy. The substance of my life is a private conversation with myself which to turn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-murdoch/i-hate-solitude-but-i-m-afraid-of-intimacy-the-substance-of-my-life/) [Iris Murdoch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-murdoch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d0/iris-murdoch-993_business_i-hate-solitude-but-i-m-afraid-of-intima_198253.jpg) > [Blessed are those who do not fear solitude, who are not afraid of their own company, who are not always desperately looking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/blessed-are-those-who-do-not-fear-solitude-who-are-not-afraid-of/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71d/paulo-coelho-10_blessed_blessed-are-those-who-do-not-fear-solitu_1960995.jpg) > [I hate solitude but I am afraid of intimacy. The substance of my life is a private conversation with myself and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-murdoch/i-hate-solitude-but-i-am-afraid-of-intimacy-the-substance-of-my-life/) [Iris Murdoch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-murdoch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/iris-murdoch-993_business_i-hate-solitude-but-i-am-afraid-of-intim_2250517.png) > [“Without solitude, Love will not stay long by your side. Because Love needs to rest, so that it can journey through the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/without-solitude-love-will-not-stay-long-by-your-side-because-love/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79f/paulo-coelho-10_business_without-solitude-love-will-not-stay-long_2693918.jpg) > [“I know exactly what my future looks like and I'm okay with it. I'm happy to live in solitude. I'm not afraid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/i-know-exactly-what-my-future-looks-like-and-i-m-okay-with-it-i-m/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc0/tahereh-mafi-229_future_i-know-exactly-what-my-future-looks-like_3006691.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/solitude-afraid/#itemlist", "name": "Solitude Afraid Quotes", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I hate solitude, but I'm afraid of intimacy. The substance of my life is a private conversation with myself which to turn into a dialogue would be equivalent to self-destruction. The company which I need is the company which a pub or a cafe will provide. I have never wanted a communion of souls. 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