Art Quote by Joyce Johnson

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

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

— Twyla Tharp

To be open to creativity, one needs the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone.

— Rollo May

In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being…

— Rollo May

I love to be alone, I find it necessary, but I don't know if that's just how I am or if it's an essential…

— Rachel Kushner

I feel like there’s a space of personal freedom for me where my art-making happens. When I go to that space, I’m completely in…

— Laura Owens

Deliberately seeking solitude-quality time spent away from family and friends-may seem selfish. It is not. Solitude is as necessary for our creative spirits to…

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

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

— Naomi Judd

I think writers have to be able to enjoy solitude rather than just endure it. I've always enjoyed being left alone with my imagination,…

— Peter Robinson

It is a difficult lesson to learn today-to leave one's friends and family and deliberately practice the art of solitude for an hour or…

— Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Mastering the art of aloneness doesn't mean living in isolation or never needing the love, support, and involvement of others. It means creating and…

— Lauren Mackler

I do know that I need solitude, not only to write but to nourish myself (being, like most writers, an introvert) so that I…

— Katherine Paterson