Noise Quote by William Powell

“The rhythm of solitude, once so intimidating, began to feel comfortable. Aloneness, I was learning, does not have to equal loneliness.”

— John Grogan

“...solitude is not to be recommended to everyone, for you have to be strong in order to bear it and act alone.”

— Paul Gauguin

“One becomes accustomed to one's solitude, and it begins to seem rather phony to try to reach out.”

— Louisa Hall

“Solitude must be accepted with all its difficulties.”

— Albert Camus

“.., but I would suggest that it is instead our solitude that most disturb us, the fact that we are all but alone despite…

— Mohsin Hamid

“Solitude isn’t loneliness. Solitude is when the entire serene universe seems to surround and hold you quietly.”

— Victoria Erickson

“In solitude we discover that community is not a common ideology, but a response to a common call.”

— Henri J.M. Nouwen

“Crowded places, I shunned them as noises too rude And fled to the silence of sweet solitude.”

— John Clare

“Solitude seems to oppress me. And so does the company of other people.”

— Eugène Ionesco

“It sometimes takes a state of solitude to bring to mind the real power of companionship.”

— Stephen Richards

“I had come to appreciate the reality of solitude and the illusion of community that bars provide.”

— Martha Cooley

“Solitude is not lack.”

— Laurie Helgoe