Books Quote by Mason Cooley

The writer's curse is that even in solitude, no matter its duration, he never grows lonely or bored.

— Criss Jami

The life of a scholar seldom abounds with adventure.

— Oliver Goldsmith

“A reader never travels alone.”

— Michael McGirr

Solitude is the only thing that will never help you make your character.

— Vikrant Parsai

He never is alone that is accompanied with noble thoughts.

— John Fletcher

“Reading is solitude. One reads alone, even in another's presence.”

— Italo Calvino

He who doesn't consider himself is seldom considerate of others.

— David Seabury

“As this is one of those deep observations which very few readers can be supposed capable of making themselves, I have thought proper to…

— Henry Fielding

Desultory readers are seldom remarkable for the exactness of their learning.

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“The observations and encounters of a man of solitude and few words are at once more nebulous and more intense than those of a…

— Thomas Mann

He who understands humanity seeks solitude

— Ali ibn Abi Talib

There is scarcely any writer who has not celebrated the happiness of rural privacy, and delighted himself and his reader with the melody of…

— Samuel Johnson