Nook Quote by Durga Chew-Bose

“I don’t require much to feel far-removed; to impose my wanderings on what’s close. Because of this, my friend and I have started calling…

— Durga Chew-Bose

“...solitude is not to be recommended to everyone, for you have to be strong in order to bear it and act alone.”

— Paul Gauguin

“Some people, weak people, fear solitude. What they fail to understand is that you don't need anyone, you can take care of yourself.”

— Gail Honeyman

“I am not alone, you see;—and those whose time is fully occupied seldom complain of solitude.”

— Anne Brontë

“If you like solitude, you're never alone.”

— Michael Finkel

“Solitude is a gift but few people understand this!”

— Avijeet Das

“Crowded places, I shunned them as noises too rude And fled to the silence of sweet solitude.”

— John Clare

“Solitude seems to oppress me. And so does the company of other people.”

— Eugène Ionesco

“Solitude isn’t loneliness. Solitude is when the entire serene universe seems to surround and hold you quietly.”

— Victoria Erickson

“Solitude is never lonely. It is rather a sanctuary where one learns to draw wisdom from the company of self .”

— Zohreh Ghahremani

“It sometimes takes a state of solitude to bring to mind the real power of companionship.”

— Stephen Richards

“The rhythm of solitude, once so intimidating, began to feel comfortable. Aloneness, I was learning, does not have to equal loneliness.”

— John Grogan