Art Quote by Arthur C. Clarke

I think art is much more about an engagement with the world, a way of being called upon and recognizing that the world is…

— Rachel Kushner

As an artist, the most important feeling is loneliness. So when I say artists need to isolate themselves from society this is what I…

— Zhang Xiaogang

Most artists probably feel lonely or set apart in childhood. But they grow up and find people who share their interests.

— Deborah Solomon

Everybody is bound by some social rules. But I think that artists need some kind of freedom to explore their minds and that some…

— Anne Roiphe

Solitude is creativity's best friend, and solitude is refreshment for our souls.

— Naomi Judd

Solitude is an unavoidable part of creativity. Self-reliance is a happy by-product.

— Twyla Tharp

Being an artist is being an isolated individual.

— Asger Jorn

An artist is always alone - if he is an artist. No, what the artist needs is loneliness.

— Henry Miller

I lived in solitude in the country and noticed how the monotony of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.

— Albert Einstein

The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.

— Albert Einstein

All the others arts are lonely. We paint alone--my picture, my interpretation of the sky. My poem, my novel. But in music--ensemble music, not…

— Catherine Drinker Bowen

The only environment the artist needs is whatever peace, whatever solitude, and whatever pleasure he can get at not too high a cost.

— William Faulkner