Quotes About Solitude

Artists come together in the clear knowledge that when all is said and done, they will return to their studio and practice their art alone. Period. That simple truth may be the deepest bond we share.

We ran for the forest, crashing through the stalks of wheat, beneath the rising moon and the stars spinning farther and farther away, alone beneath the godless sky.

the lonliest sound in the world is other people making love.

The primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cultivate that state which most men, necessarily, must avoid the state of being alone.

At the close of the day, when the hamlet is still And mortals the sweets of forgetfulness prove, When nought but the torrent is heard on the hill And nought but the nightingale's song in the grove.

At the close of the day when the hamlet is still, And mortals the sweets of forgetfulness prove, When naught but the torrent is heard on the hill, And naught but the nightingales song in the grove.

Do you know how it is to be locked in your mind, words and writing become your best friend.

Avoiding other people was his new goal in life.

solitude was bliss for now.

Being holed up in here does wonders for making the brain do what it was made for.

were no windows. A large round handle resembling a

in one of the quiet places she went to read some

She's the last one. Ever.

After a few hours of not seeing any sign of them, he relaxed into the drudgery of walking, walking and then more walking.

just like that, Thomas was alone

Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that's all you have.

I go out on the side of a hill, maybe hunting deer, and sit there and see the shadow of night coming over the hill, and I can swear to you there is a part of me that is absolutely untouched by anything civilized. There's a part of me that has never heard of a telephone.

I was standing in the most absolute aloneness that I had ever been given.

It is good to be alone in a garden at dawn or dark so that all its shy presences may haunt you and possess you in a reverie of suspended thought.

It is a good idea to be alone in a garden at dawn or dark so that all its shy presence may haunt you and possess you in a reverie of suspended thought.

I like to be alone so I can write. But focus can hurt you. I don't want to be some stress casualty in early middle age.

I have attended church-service in the garrisons, and tried hard...to join in the prayers...but never could raise within me the solemn feelings and true affection that I feel when alone with God in the forest. There I seem to stand face to face with my Master; all around me is fresh and beautiful, as it came from His hand; and there is no nicety or doctrine to chill the feelings. No no; the woods are the true temple after all, for there the thoughts are free to mount higher even than the clouds.

The wounds that never heal can only be mourned alone.

And the peace which I always found in the silence and emptiness of the moors filled me utterly