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Quotes About Solitude

When you have a house full of children, there's never a quiet moment, so I like getting out in the garden for a bit of time to myself.
~ Bob Mortimer
But I do like to have peace and quiet for a good hour.
~ Bryan Ferry
I like a very dark house, just black. I sit there and just think. Once I'm still and quiet inside, I'll begin. It's very personal; it has to be. One song may be Bach, the next blues, a song from TV, or a nursery rhyme or jazz piece.
~ Bobby McFerrin
I live out in the country now and it's quiet and it's a place where I can think a lot.
~ Krist Novoselic
When I'm in L.A., I kind of go crazy in the middle of the night when it's, like, completely quiet.
~ Justine Skye
I thought about how we need to make children feel that there are times in their lives when they need to be alone and quiet and to be able to accept their aloneness.
~ bell hooks
I don't know what impression you might have of the way I live. I live in a quiet place. I do not live as a hermit, though other people would prefer it if I did.
~ Daniel Day-Lewis
I live sort of in the country and I like that. It's very quiet, it's beautiful.
~ Christopher Walken
They can't find my house now because I keep it very quiet where I live.
~ James Herriot
I'm noise-sensitive. It's always better for me if things are quiet, so I can concentrate.
~ Laura Linney
Looking back, I think that's why I did music. I'd get home from school and the house would be so quiet.
~ Dido Armstrong
I'm very introspective, and I mostly don't talk to people. I get into a real quiet, meditative place.
~ Roseanne Barr
I felt like I could write about quiet, self-contained moments and also about those moments when the world rushes in again.
~ Jenny Offill
I just like to stay a little quiet and just do my own thing. If I win a little more, I think I'll get a little bit more attention.
~ Inbee Park
I don't really listen to music when I work. I really have to focus on one thing at a time. I like a lot of quiet and peace when I'm working or when I'm thinking or when I'm reading.
~ Shahzia Sikander
It would be nice to be a bit autonomous again, to enjoy something a bit quiet.
~ Sam Taylor-Johnson
When I work, I like to just kind of stay quiet, stay to myself. I like to walk around a lot and figure out what's gonna happen in the scene and try to get my head straight.
~ Kenneth Choi
I carry earplugs and use them even when it's quiet.
~ Max Apple
I like having peace and quiet in my life, and I am perfectly happy in my relationships.
~ Loni Love
I like Oklahoma. It's a quiet place. You can work, and nobody disturbs you.
~ Nadia Comaneci
I've always liked to be on my own, since I was young. I like the sound of a quiet place. It helps me focus.
~ Caster Semenya
I haven't had a chance to play a quiet leading man in a while.
~ Eric McCormack
My quiet place is in the gym. When I feel like going to church, it's for me the MSG training facility and working on my game.
~ Kristaps Porzingis
Usually, all I want is peace and quiet when I'm driving home.
~ Mack Wilberg