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title: "2 Solitude Fail Quotes By Gail Honeyman"
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> [“Some people, weak people, fear solitude. What they fail to understand is that there’s something very liberating about it; once you realize that you don’t need anyone, you can take care of yourself. That’s the thing: it’s best just to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/some-people-weak-people-fear-solitude-what-they-fail-to-understand-is/)

[Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/)

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> [“Some people, weak people, fear solitude. What they fail to understand is that you don't need anyone, you can take care of yourself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/some-people-weak-people-fear-solitude-what-they-fail-to-understand-is-2/)

[Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/)

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## More by Gail Honeyman

> [This may sound strange, but although I feel like I know everything about my characters, the brand of shampoo they use, how many cavities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/this-may-sound-strange-but-although-i-feel-like-i-know-everything/)

[Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/)

> [“I go over most Sundays,' he went on. 'She doesn't get out much - I'm sure she'd love to see a new face.' 'Even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/i-go-over-most-sundays-he-went-on-she-doesn-t-get-out-much-i-m-sure/)

[Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/)

> [“Men like Raymond, pedestrial dullards, would always be distracted by women who looked like her, having neither the wit nor the sophistication to see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/men-like-raymond-pedestrial-dullards-would-always-be-distracted-by/)

[Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/)

> [“nebulous and milky, like light from an old, old star.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/nebulous-and-milky-like-light-from-an-old-old-star/)

[Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/)

> [“I allowed my mind to wander. I’ve found this to be a very effective way of passing the time; you take a situation or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/i-allowed-my-mind-to-wander-i-ve-found-this-to-be-a-very-effective/)

[Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/)

> [“Some people, weak people, fear solitude. What they fail to understand is that there’s something very liberating about it; once you realize that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/some-people-weak-people-fear-solitude-what-they-fail-to-understand-is/)

[Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/)

> [“The moment hung in time like a drop of honey from a spoon, heavy, golden.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/the-moment-hung-in-time-like-a-drop-of-honey-from-a-spoon-heavy-golden/)

[Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/)

> [“I have always enjoyed reading, but I've never been sure how to select appropriate material. There are so many books in the world--how do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/i-have-always-enjoyed-reading-but-i-ve-never-been-sure-how-to-select/)

[Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/)

> [“A human hand was exactly the right weight, exactly the right temperature for touching another person, I realized.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/a-human-hand-was-exactly-the-right-weight-exactly-the-right/)

[Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/)

> [I know some writers are meticulous planners, but I'm not one of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/i-know-some-writers-are-meticulous-planners-but-i-m-not-one-of-them/)

[Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/)

> [“I do exist, don’t I? It often feels as if I’m not here, that I’m a figment of my own imagination. There are days…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/i-do-exist-don-t-i-it-often-feels-as-if-i-m-not-here-that-i-m-a/)

[Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/)

> [I wanted to show platonic friendship between men and women, because I think it is underutilised in fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/i-wanted-to-show-platonic-friendship-between-men-and-women-because-i/)

[Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/)

> [“When you're struggling hard to manage your own emotions, it becomes unbearable to have to witness other people's, to have to try and manage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/when-you-re-struggling-hard-to-manage-your-own-emotions-it-becomes/)

[Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/)

> [“It wasn't that you could take them for granted, as such - heaven knows, nothing can be taken for granted in this life -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/it-wasn-t-that-you-could-take-them-for-granted-as-such-heaven-knows/)

[Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/)

> [“I'm responsible. I chose to put myself in a situation where I'm responsible, wanting to look after her, a small, dependent, vulnerable creature. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/i-m-responsible-i-chose-to-put-myself-in-a-situation-where-i-m/)

[Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/)

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