--- title: "7 Solitude Writing Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 Solitude Writing quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Solitude Writing sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d28/franz-kafka-214_dead-man_i-need-solitude-for-my-writing-not-like_286247.jpg" --- > [I need solitude for my writing; not 'like a hermit' - that wouldn't be enough - but like a dead man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-kafka/i-need-solitude-for-my-writing-not-like-a-hermit-that-wouldn-t-be/) [Franz Kafka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-kafka/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d28/franz-kafka-214_dead-man_i-need-solitude-for-my-writing-not-like_286247.jpg) > [I still find it difficult to cope with the solitude of writing. I often crave the feedback of working with a team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-drinkwater/i-still-find-it-difficult-to-cope-with-the-solitude-of-writing-i/) [Carol Drinkwater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-drinkwater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81b/carol-drinkwater-6858_feedback_i-still-find-it-difficult-to-cope-with-t_390985.jpg) > [The solitude of writing is also quite frightening. It's quite close to madness, one just disappears for a day and loses touch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadine-gordimer/the-solitude-of-writing-is-also-quite-frightening-it-s-quite-close-to/) [Nadine Gordimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadine-gordimer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2be/nadine-gordimer-3358_disappear_the-solitude-of-writing-is-also-quite-fr_1027187.jpg) > [The solitude of writing is a solitude without which writing could not be produced, or would crumble, drained bloodless by the search…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marguerite-duras/the-solitude-of-writing-is-a-solitude-without-which-writing-could-not/) [Marguerite Duras](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marguerite-duras/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/167/marguerite-duras-2040_drained_the-solitude-of-writing-is-a-solitude-wi_1090477.jpg) > [Some of my poems indicate that I am writing while living alone after a split with a woman, and I've had many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bukowski/some-of-my-poems-indicate-that-i-am-writing-while-living-alone-after/) [Charles Bukowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bukowski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b76/charles-bukowski-73_living-alone_some-of-my-poems-indicate-that-i-am-writ_1361468.jpg) > [I love writing, and I love the solitude of the writing, in that you're just sitting there creating something from nothing, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wells/i-love-writing-and-i-love-the-solitude-of-the-writing-in-that-you-re/) [John Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wells/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6d/john-wells-25657_about_i-love-writing-and-i-love-the-solitude-o_2746107.jpg) > [I think being an only child created in me a degree of self-reliance, which I'm glad of. It made me perfectly happy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-hollinghurst/i-think-being-an-only-child-created-in-me-a-degree-of-self-reliance/) [Alan Hollinghurst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-hollinghurst/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39e/alan-hollinghurst-19926_book_i-think-being-an-only-child-created-in-m_3107783.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/solitude-writing/#itemlist", "name": "Solitude Writing Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I need solitude for my writing; not 'like a hermit' - that wouldn't be enough - but like a dead man.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Franz Kafka" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-kafka/i-need-solitude-for-my-writing-not-like-a-hermit-that-wouldn-t-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d28/franz-kafka-214_dead-man_i-need-solitude-for-my-writing-not-like_286247.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d28/franz-kafka-214_dead-man_i-need-solitude-for-my-writing-not-like_286247.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d28/franz-kafka-214_dead-man_i-need-solitude-for-my-writing-not-like_286247.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I need solitude for my writing; not 'like a hermit' - that wouldn't be enough - but like a dead man.” — Franz Kafka", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I still find it difficult to cope with the solitude of writing. 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