Recluse Quotes

36 quotes by 34 authors

The perfect mystic is not an ecstatic devotee lost in contemplation of Oneness, nor a saintly recluse shunning all commerce with mankind, but "the true… — Abu-Sa'id Abul-Khayr
The older I get, the more of a recluse I turn into. I love the social aspect of my work. Itâ€™s like a commune and… — Ben Daniels
My belief is that 'recluse' is a code word generated by journalists ... meaning, 'doesn't like to talk to reporters'. — Thomas Pynchon
A certain recluse, I know not who, once said that no bonds attached him to this life, and the only thing he would regret leaving… — Yoshida Kenko
They called me a 'rapist' and a 'recluse.' I'm not a recluse. — Mike Tyson
Uncompromising thought is the luxury of the closeted recluse. — Woodrow Wilson
I'm far from being reclusive. I have thirty or forty year friendships that I prefer to meeting new people. I go to an occasional party,… — Kirk Kerkorian
A recluse without books and ink is already in life a dead man. — Alfred Nobel
A springlike autumn's balmy breeze reaches afar. The sun shines on the house of a recluse South of the river; They encourage the December apricots… — Sun Bu'er
Uncompromising thought is the luxury of the closeted recluse. Untrammeled reasoning is the indulgence of the philosopher, of the dreamer of sweet dreams. — Woodrow Wilson
I'm happy to feed the illusion that I'm a lazy recluse. — Julian Casablancas
You can't kill America. We're more than a nation. We're a notion. We're an idea. The American Dream. You never heard of the Afghanistani Dream… — Will Durst
Most of the methods for measuring the lapse of time have, I believe, been the contrivance of monks and religious recluses, who, finding time hang… — William Hazlitt
After I recovered from 'Lioness', I wanted to write something about animals because I really like mythical creatures, especially dragons. At 12, I was one… — Tamora Pierce
You don't need to be recluse and stay away from people. But you have to set aside a lot of time for stillness. That is… — Frederick Lenz
I'm kind of a recluse. — Faye Dunaway
I'm kind of a recluse when it comes to going outside. — Erykah Badu
Me, I walk along and feel quietly defensive, a recluse in the Land of We. That's quite the loaded word, 'we. — Caroline Knapp
I'm not really comfortable with who I am to be honest. I feel more free to step into the shoes of somebody else. There's always… — Ryan Kwanten
I was bitten by a brown recluse spider. It got me as I was coming out of the shower. I'd never seen that kind of… — Elisha

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