Deeper Quote by Thomas Merton

But I'll tell you what hermits realize. If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you'll come to understand…

— Alan Watts

Your inner voice is the voice of divinity. To hear it, we need to be in solitude, even in crowded places.

— A. R. Rahman

Some people can't stand being alone. I love solitude and silence. But when I come out of it, I'm a regular talking machine. It's…

— Celine Dion

We need to remember to teach our children that solitude can be a much-to-be-desired condition. Not only is it acceptable to be alone; at…

— Maya Angelou

Solitude is such a potential thing. We hear voices in solitude, we never hear in the hurry and turmoil of life; we receive counsels…

— Anonymous

Silent solitude makes true speech possible and personal. If I am not in touch with my own belovedness, then I cannot touch the sacredness…

— Brennan Manning

True solitude is found in the wild places, where one is without human obligation. One's inner voices become audible... In consequence, one responds more…

— Wendell Berry

We must understand the connection between inner solitude and inner silence; they are inseparable. All the masters of the interior life speak of the…

— Richard J. Foster

A hermit is one who renounces the world of fragments that he may enjoy the world wholly and without interruption.

— Khalil Gibran

One needs solitude and quiet to think. The cacophony of modern culture is designed to make that impossible...

— Chris Hedges

I need solitude for my writing; not 'like a hermit' - that wouldn't be enough - but like a dead man.

— Franz Kafka

I guess it all depends on your nature. Some people can't stand being alone. I love solitude and silence. But when I come out…

— Celine Dion