Quotes About Solitude

I'm very independent, I like to be alone a lot, I like to go shopping by myself - that's my quiet time.

I do a lot of reflection. I do. I spend a lot of time in reflection and contemplation. I guess the way the old mystics used to do. I don't do meditation. That's not for me. It's not my thing.

Although I am an old man, night is generally my time for walking.

I'd quite like to have one place where I stay put. And I don't like living in cities all the time. In order to have ideas, you have to have some peace and quiet.

I spend most of my free time under the house.

one keeps one's friends better when one is alone. The corollary to this is that one loses one's friends, slowly, when one sees them too often or when they visit for too long a time.

Anyone who's really interested in anything spends time alone.

I spend so much time alone that whenever I see my shadow I feel crowded.

I enjoy my time alone.

When I'm playing with circular saws, I'm offline (though often listening to podcasts) and when I sit in the cabin to read or write, it's wonderful to be offline for a few hours at a time.

Presidents have only two moments of personal seclusion. One is prayer; the other fishing - and they cannot pray all the time!

Our souls need time to think, dream, and reflect.

It's my own space, my own time, when I'm just out there letting my thoughts go. It's part of my day like eating, and it's one of my favorite parts.

If you want to have a character who falls into crisis, all you have to do is turn the Internet off, and then we all understand how that feels, when you suddenly just have time and yourself.

I don't remember spending any time with anybody on set. I don't spend a lot of time with people.

I live now in solitude and am able to use my time reflecting on the past and preparing for death. I cannot put away the thought of the Indians and in my ambition I fly to the Rockies.

This was a very typical time. I was single. All you needed was a cup of tea, a light, and your stereo, you know, and that's what I had.

I'm an introvert. I get my energy by spending time alone. I need that hour or two to myself every day.

Man is, at one and the same time, a solitary being and a social being.

I don't have time for friends.

Every city has a town outside with a lake. I pull out my fishing pole and fish. I've been doing that for a long time.

As a boy, I didn't need a lot of playmates to have a good time.

Going into the woods alone is the best way to pretend you're in another time. It's a thing you can only do alone. If there's somebody else with you, it's too easy to remember where you really are.

I'm most happy when I am writing at night, because I need space and time to write.