Quotes About Solitude

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.

The wilderness is healing, a therapy for the soul.

The wilderness is infinite in what it offers.

Generally speaking, a howling wilderness does not howl: it is the imagination of the traveler that does the howling.

If you spend time alone in the wilderness, you get very attuned to living things.

As one who has often felt this need, and who has found refreshment in wild places, I attest to the recreational value of wilderness.

I'm a camper. I love being out in the wilderness.

I'd much rather be in the expanse of the wilderness because it feels like part of my world. It's a unique perspective. You're this tiny speck in a huge environment, and it's nice to be reminded of that.

I did a lot of canoe tripping earlier on. I was on 10 trips, and I would get the feel of the forest and the wilderness, you know, that I always knew was in my soul to begin with.

I would love sitting in the wilderness as a kid and I still love it.

I love going off in the wilderness.

I am not an enthusiast when it comes to cities, preferring rolling scenery, wildlife and stars to museums, monuments, architecture and traffic.

I like to say I sit alone in my room, and I fight the language. I am wildly obsessive. I can't let something go if I think it's wrong.

I draw great comfort from remoteness and wildness. I suppose that is why I have always felt the lure of the Arctic so acutely.

The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.

Maybe myself out of anybody has experience playing in empty gyms, either in the G League or my first year at Williams.

As a very small child I found recorded noise and the solitary singer beneath the spotlight so dramatic and so brave... walking the plank... willingly... It was sink or swim. The very notion of standing there, alone, I found beautiful.

Truly, from a very early age, I started distancing myself from other kids, not out of willingness, but just out of the nature of my energy. I liked to do things solely, and I already had a taste of the quest for perfection, which is unusual in a little kid.

I think Mr. Wilson will have to be the rest of the way alone.

After Wimbledon is one of the only times you can take time for yourself.

I'm entertained more by my own thoughts than by the thoughts of others. I don't mind answering questions. But in an exchange of conversation, I wind up being a pair of ears.

There was no wind in all that sweep of sky.

When I was younger, I'd make a point of driving to the middle of nowhere and spending an evening with just me, the wind, and the moon. Your skin crawls up an octave. This is what I tap into when I'm working on horror films. I'm just afraid a time will come when I lose touch with that part of myself.