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> [The value of solitude - one of its values - is, of course, that there is nothing to cushion against attacks from within, just as there is nothing to help balance at times of particular stress or depression...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-sarton/the-value-of-solitude-one-of-its-values-is-of-course-that-there-is/)

[May Sarton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-sarton/)

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> [“The value of solitude—one of its values—is, of course, that there is nothing to cushion against attacks from within, just as there is nothing to help balance at times of particular stress or depression. So sometimes one has simply to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-sarton/the-value-of-solitude-one-of-its-values-is-of-course-that-there-is-2/)

[May Sarton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-sarton/)

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