Affection Quote by Tom Lehrer

I didn't feel the need for anonymous affection, for people in the dark applauding. To me, it would be like writing a novel and…

— Tom Lehrer

Being anonymous is a great luxury. It's a big loss to lose that. Mostly, the loss is the ability to observe others without being…

— Adrien Brody

I just always felt whole when I was writing. I felt this kind of beautiful privacy that I never felt in any other way.…

— Sheila Heti

I'm very, very used to feeling anonymous, you know?

— David Harewood

When you write, you're alone in a room. And when someone reads a book, they're alone in a room, too, usually. It's a really…

— Donald Miller

I think I'm a very solitary person. To actually not be anonymous is a bit claustrophobic for me.

— Ani DiFranco

Most of the time I live a fully anonymous life, which is the way I like it.

— Holly Hunter

In fiction, I exercise my nosiness. I am as curious as my cats, and indeed that has led to trouble often enough and used…

— Marge Piercy

I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness.

— Karen Armstrong

It's after dark that I feel most inspired, I'm a nocturnal creature. I'll write poetry or streams of consciousness, play instruments, or teach myself…

— Arlo Parks

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

I think that I write much more naturally about characters in solitude than characters interacting with others. My natural inclination - and one that…

— Stefan Merrill Block