Solitude does not consist in living alone; it consists in living with others, with people who take no interest in you. — Octave Mirbeau Copy Share Image
Unless one decorates one's house for oneself alone, best leave it bare, for other people are walleyed. — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
Even to loneliness there is an end, for those who are lonely enough, long enough. — Theodore Sturgeon Copy Share Image
Solitude is not measured by the miles of space that intervene between a man and his fellows. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I live by myself, so I derive a lot of joy from being with my friends and their families. — Samin Nosrat Copy Share Image
There's a difference between solitude and loneliness. I can understand the concept of being a monk for a while. — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
“Solitude, Celia realizes now, exists for us not to remember but to forget.” — Christina Garcia Copy Share Image
“I need some time to myself by myself! There must be time for thought and music and peace and solitude! Also: No… — Pearl Cleage Copy Share Image
Sitting up all night would be pointless if somebody you loved wasn't sitting up with you, picking out music to play and… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
What do you plan to do in the land of the sleepers? You have been floating in a sea of solitude, and… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
In a culture in which interpersonal relationships are generally considered to provide the answer to every form of distress, it is sometimes… — Anthony Storr Copy Share Image
It is really hard to be lonely very long in a world of words. Even if you don't have friends somewhere, you… — Naomi Shihab Nye Copy Share Image
“Solitude led to retrospective thinking, and if the past is what you are trying to get away from, then constant distractions in… — R.D. Ronald Copy Share Image
“Solitude is a wonderful thing in two ways. First, it allows a man to be with himself, and second, it prevents him… — Paul Hoffman Copy Share Image
Luther deters me from solitariness; but he does not mean from a sober solitude that rallies our scattered strengths and prepares us… — Francis Atterbury Copy Share Image
“He imagined himself lying there, unable to sleep, thinking of his mother, separated from her by the unresponsive blankets tucked too tightly… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
Laughter, on the other hand, " Petrarch went on, "is an explosion that tears us away from the world and throws us… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“and one knows, after a long time of solitude, after the many steps taken away from one's kind, toward the kingdom of… — Galway Kinnell Copy Share Image
There were too many lemmings - that was the core of their difficulty. None wanted solitude, but a crowd of this size… — Sally Carrighar Copy Share Image
To understand one's world, one must sometimes turn away from it! To serve better, one must briefly hold it at a distance.… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
When you are alone, bless the solitude; when you are with someone, bless the togetherness! Think of the seagull: It flies alone… — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
“ Solitude There is a charm in Solitude that cheers A feeling that the world knows nothing of A green delight the… — John Clare Copy Share Image
“By the second day, the song lyrics had faded, but in their place came darker irritations. Gradually, I started to become aware… — Oliver Burkeman Copy Share Image
