Quotes About Solitude

I do my best to limit the amount of compromise in my life so I have more time to do what I want. Not hanging out with many people really helps. I am not a people person and I spend a great deal of time on my own and in this environment, I get a lot done.

I know you'll never love me but maybe you'll stay for awhile.

Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but i feel more lonely in a crowded room with boring people then i feel on my owm.

You can find me in the frozen mood section.

Everything you do makes my body scream with loneliness.

I'm not close to people, I am close to myself. I spend a lot of time inside.

I live in my head. It's the only place I can go where everybody knows me.

Will I ever meet someone That will take the bitter taste from my mouth? I am loneliness I wish I had someone to miss

When I am near people, I can't hear the wind. Nights are wasted when spent around others

There's a great feeling when you're totally resolved. When you make the jump from being lonely to being only. When you're so totally alone and absolute.

look at the phone thinking about calling out there There's no one to call Just voices Other worlds Sometimes I feel so thrown down So used up and vacant That I have to let time pass me by

Stay away from people They'll slow you down and break your heart

Sleep is my escape. It gives me a break from the ceaseless self awareness that I choke on.

Alone in cities all over the world. My secret happiness. No one recognizes me. I walk invisibly amongst the species. I wish this night would last forever or that I could live forever in it. It's all I need. In these dark hours, I command time and live life, it's not living me. Fanatic.

One is the perfect number. The more things I do alone the better. In Miller's Black Spring he talks about the joy of being able to enjoy one's own company. I think there's nothing better than being a loner. I think it's the best way to be.

Do you ever feel the need to go somewhere Forget everything so you can remember yourself? You get a good way down the road and then the phone rings Not tonight A night for nights Dried blood by the bus stop A car patching out in the parking lot of the market Where the hell could I go? No, I'm plugged in Hooked

Young adulthood afforded me a lot of time on my own. Sometimes on a night off from work, I would park my car in a supermarket lot and just sit there, listening to tapes on my battery powered, one speaker Norelco. That sounds lonely but it was really cool, actually. It was all I needed. I pretty much do the same thing now but with slightly better playback.

don't need to be with anyone, don't want someone to travel with or talk to. This is all I need. The simplicity of it holds great appeal. I've found the right combination. Music, the note pad, coffee and being alone at night. Good to go. Doing this all over the world is as good as it gets.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

They are all gone into the world of light!And I alone sit lingering here;Their very memory is fair and bright,And my sad thoughts doth clear.

All was silent as before - All silent save the dripping rain

All was silent as before — All silent save the dripping rain.

The holiest of holidays are those Kept by ourselves in silence and apart The secret anniversaries of the heart.

The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books