Benefits Quote by James Salter

Solitude, isolation, are painful things, and beyond human endurance.

— Jules Verne

It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That's always…

— Jodie Foster

For myself, solitude is rather like a folded-up forest that I carry with me everywhere and unfurl around myself when I have need.

— Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Solitude is such a potential thing. We hear voices in solitude, we never hear in the hurry and turmoil of life; we receive counsels…

— Anonymous

Solitude makes us tougher towards ourselves and tenderer towards others. In both ways it improves our character.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Solitude is my element, and the reason is that extreme awareness of other people... precludes awareness of one's self so that after a while…

— May Sarton

“The paradigm experience of solitude is a state characterized by disengagement from the immediate demands of other people – a state of reduced social…

— Bella DePaulo

Solitude is one thing and loneliness is another.

— May Sarton

Solitude is essentially the discovery and acceptance of our uniqueness.

— Anonymous

There is no doubt that solitude is a challenge and to maintain balance within it a precarious business. But I must not forget that,…

— May Sarton

Solitude is a condition best enjoyed in company.

— Eleanor Catton

I like solitude. It is when you truly hear and speak your natural, unadulterated mind, and out comes your most stupid self as well…

— Criss Jami