Confession Quote by Margaret Deland

“... it may express the solitary's conviction that he is not good enough for most of the visible exercises of the community, that his…

— Thomas Merton

Self is the only prison that can ever bind the soul.

— Henry Van Dyke

There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession.

— Daniel Webster

Each man is his own prisoner, in solitary confinement for life.

— Robert A. Heinlein

It’s important that someone celebrate our existence," she objected amiably. "People are the only mirror we have to see ourselves in. The domain of…

— Lois McMaster Bujold

The true solitary ... will feel that he is himself only when he is alone; when he is in company he will feel that…

— Vita Sackville-West

The whole value of solitude depends upon one's self; it may be a sanctuary or a prison, a haven of repose or a place…

— John Lubbock

The soul that has been enriched by communion with God will not be dismayed by isolation but will welcome solitude. He will seek not…

— Frances J Roberts

“The Christian solitary does not seek solitude merely as an atmosphere or as a setting for a special and exalted spirituality. Not doesn't he…

— Thomas Merton

“Solitude means withdrawal from an artificial and fictional level of being which men, divided by original sin, have fabricated in order to keep peace…

— Thomas Merton

The task of the solitary man is to be even more solitary.

— Emile M. Cioran

The world is a prison in which solitary confinement is preferable.

— Karl Kraus