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title: "2 Solitude Quality Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [Deliberately seeking solitude-quality time spent away from family and friends-may seem selfish. It is not. Solitude is as necessary for our creative spirits to develop and flourish as are sleep and food for our bodies to survive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-ban-breathnach/deliberately-seeking-solitude-quality-time-spent-away-from-family-and/)

[Sarah Ban Breathnach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-ban-breathnach/)

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> [Loneliness is black coffee and late-night television; solitude is herb tea and soft music. Solitude, quality solitude, is an assertion of self-worth, because only in the stillness can we hear the truth of our own unique voices.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pearl-cleage/loneliness-is-black-coffee-and-late-night-television-solitude-is-herb-2/)

[Pearl Cleage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pearl-cleage/)

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