Letter writing Quote by Alexandra Stoddard

The solitude of writing is a solitude without which writing could not be produced, or would crumble, drained bloodless by the search for something…

— Marguerite Duras

I do know that I need solitude, not only to write but to nourish myself (being, like most writers, an introvert) so that I…

— Katherine Paterson

It takes isolation and solitude for me to write.

— Taylor Momsen

I think there is no way to write about being alone. To write is to tell something to somebody to communicate to others. .…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

Solitude causes us to write because it causes us to think.

— Eugenie de Guerin

I'm pretty social so it's hard for me to find solitude, but I need to have solitude to write.

— Catie Curtis

“Writing is a solitary job--that is, no one can help you with it, bu there's nothing lonely about it. I have always been too…

— Anonymous

“Composing a letter is a way to combine solitude with good company.”

— Lord Byron

Writing is a tribute to solitude. It is choosing introversion over extroversion, lonely hours/days/weeks/years over fun and sociability.

— Elif Safak

Writing is an antidote for loneliness.

— Steven Berkoff

When the whole world is writing letters, it's easy to lap into the quiet within, tell the story of an hour, keep alive the…

— Vivian Gornick

Writing is a solitary occupation, and one of its hazards is loneliness. But an advantage of loneliness is privacy, autonomy and freedom.

— Joyce Carol Oates