Ability Quote by Laurie Helgoe

Loneliness is a prerequisite for freedom. Freedom depends on the ability to reflect, and reflection can only begin when one is alone.

— Gao Xingjian

People don't acknowledge loneliness in themselves, and don't appreciate its benefits, the reflection and attentiveness that come with it, the deepened acquaintance with oneself.

— Marilynne Robinson

Loneliness is a mirror, and recognizes itself.

— Jodi Picoult

The very fine line between loneliness and solitude, reflection; being alone, always appealed to me when I was a kid.

— Brad Mehldau

The capacity to be alone is the capacity to love. It may look paradoxical to you, but it's not. It is an existential truth:…

— Osho

What does it mean to not be alone? I've approached that question through music, technology, writing and other means.

— Jaron Lanier

Loneliness is a barrier that prevents one from uniting with the inner self.

— Carl Rogers

Productive work, love and thought are possible only if a person can be, when necessary, quiet and alone. To be able to listen to…

— Erich Fromm

I used to be alone if I am lonely...this is my ability where in I can talk to my self and say why, why,…

— Fe Quinio

“Everyone experiences the feelings of sadness and loneliness. We might rue our lack of companionship, but some people present a desperate need for aloneness.…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

Paradoxically, the ability to be alone is the condition for the ability to love.

— Erich Fromm

People think being alone is a luxury, but it's crucial: Whatever you're not down with about yourself gets loud and in your face.

— Earl Sweatshirt