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I am often asked if I am not lonely on my solitary excursions. It seems so self-evident that one cannot be lonesome where everything…

— John Muir

Have you ever been lonely? No, neither have I. Solitary, yes. Alone, certainly. But lonely means minding about being on your own. I've never…

— Sebastian Faulks

But painting can be too lonely... I like being with people too much to have ever made that my life's work.

— Marie Windsor

“Lonely’ is a troubling word and not one to be tossed around lightly. It makes people uncomfortable, summoning up as it does all kinds…

— David Nicholls

Lonely children often have imaginary playmates but I was never lonely; rather, I was solitary, and wanted no company at all other than books…

— Gore Vidal

Writing fiction is a solitary occupation but not really a lonely one. The writer's head is mobbed with characters, images and language, making the…

— Hilma Wolitzer

I felt that in a way, I hated the writing process so much. It's excruciating, as I'm sure you know, and so lonely being…

— Shane Black

Lonely as God, and white as a winter moon, Mount Shasta starts up sudden and solitary from the heart of the great black forests…

— Joaquin Miller

Lonely? I don't know. They tell me this is cold. I don't know what cold is, because I don't freeze. So I don't know…

— Philip Pullman

It is always easier to capture eternity in the falling snow or along the coast where the waves crash and in solitary and lonely…

— Frederick Lenz

Well, it's true that I've never been solitary, although I spend a lot of time alone. I've never felt lonely or been shy.

— Richard E. Grant

I won't deny that I have a far more productive writing life without the Internet, mostly because I rekindle my ability to concentrate on…

— Heidi Julavits