18 Quotes by Mokokoma Mokhonoana about solitude
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Solitude is not the only possible parent of boredom: we sometimes find ourselves bored to death while we are with someone, a few people, or even many people.
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Some people hate being single so much that they are often the boyfriend or girlfriend of someone who they do not love.
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I, unlike the vast majority of people, do not find solitude intolerable. As a matter of fact, I enjoy solitude, so much so that there is no dead or living person whose company I preferred, would have preferred, or prefer over my own.
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When you are with any of the vast majority of sane people who can talk, silence is usually as infrequent—and definitely as brief—as the sound of a fart.
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We almost always start a conversation, or sustain one, merely to cover the silence with, or merely to keep the silence covered by, the sounds of our words, which seldom form important statements or questions.
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Among other things, friendship is a mutual fight against solitude and boredom.
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Only a fraction of sane people enjoy their own company. The rest endure it.
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Mastery generally requires the ability to not only tolerate but also enjoy your own company.
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Some people are so boring that you are more bored when you are with them … than when you are alone.
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