Amount Quote by Mary Roach

I didn't mind the 23 hours a day solitary confinement for the majority of the time, because after the first few years in prison,…

— Nick Yarris

I have spent 11 horrific years in solitary confinement in a 6-square-meter dungeon three floors underground without sunlight or fresh air. But I endured…

— Samir Geagea

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

— Karl Kraus

As far as this business of solitary confinement goes, the most important thing for survival is communication with someone, even if it's only a…

— John McCain

Research and writing are lonely occupations. It is easy to become discouraged in solitary confinement.

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr

I did a lot of research on what solitary confinement does to you, how you become acclimated to being surrounded by people again after…

— Bill Skarsgard

You start to forget about the world outside - it's not relevant or relatable anymore. The darkest part of solitary confinement is that you…

— Chelsea Manning

Solitary confinement has been used extensively, it always has. I was in prison for 44 years; it was a normal part of life -…

— Wilbert Rideau

I'm somewhat of a solitary person.

— Christopher Lloyd

I have spent years toiling away in the relative solitude of my chambers, with just my law clerks, in isolation.

— Ketanji Brown Jackson

I don't have an office. I sit in a cubicle with everybody else. That's partly so no one can ask for an office, which…

— Kevin P. Ryan

I've found throughout the years that I needed a place where I can go with no TV, no computer, no phone and just have…

— Josh Turner