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Quotes About Solitude

And he who would be friends with God must remain alone, or make the whole world his friend
~ Mahatma Gandhi
There's no match for the silence of GOD.
~ Nicole Krauss
I was quite an insomniac. I rarely slept as a child. Having God to talk to at night was nice.
~ Patti Smith
Snow reminds Ka of God! But I'm not sure it would be accurate. What brings me close to God is the silence of snow.
~ Orhan Pamuk
There is no one lonelier than God!
~ Rajneesh
But if Satan speaks sometimes, God keep silent, always. We have to find the answers alone.
~ René Barjavel
God-forsaken is beautiful, too.
~ Richard Brautigan
But, dear God, don't listen to me. I'm an old lady in the middle of nowhere without a real toilet.
~ Deb Caletti
I once sat on the rim of a mesa above the Rio Grande for three days and nights, trying to have a vision. I got hungry and saw God in the form of a beef pie.
~ Edward Abbey
He who desires solitude is either an animal or a god.
~ Francis Bacon
It is not when I am going to meet him, but when I am just turning away and leaving him alone, that I discover what God is. I say, God. I am not sure that that is the name. You will know what I mean.
~ Henry David Thoreau
Blessed are they who never read a newspaper, for they shall see Nature, and through her, God.
~ Henry David Thoreau
God reveals Himself, unfailingly, to the solitary, thoughtful seeker
~ Honore de Balzac
I throw myself down in my chamber, and I call and invite God and his angels thither.
~ John Donne
God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly
~ Paul Valery
Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle
~ Werner Herzog
But in the desert, in the pure clean atmosphere, in the silence – there you can find yourself. And unless you begin to know yourself, how can you even begin to search for God?
~ Father Dioscuros
I sometimes sit on my roof. Not to be closer to god. To be further from y'all.
~ Darnell Lamont Walker
Talk to the creator in a state of peace and solitude and ask Him a question concerning the purpose of your living
~ Sunday Adelaja
Desert, in generally, is a very good place to find yourself. Or lose yourself.
~ Maynard James Keenan
It feels good to be awake, knowing others are asleep. Makes you feel like the night is not for everyone, just a chosen few.
~ Joseph Morgan
A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company
~ Charles Evans Hughes
I don't like to be alone, but I do cherish the moments that I'm alone with a good book.
~ Vin Scully
A good artist should be isolated. If he isn't isolated, something is wrong.
~ Orson Welles