534 Quotes About Isolation

One recalls the literary writer who, after grasping a story of a Mars voyage as a metaphor for isolation and the precariousness of relationships, realized that at a deeper, more subtle level it might even be a story about an actual trip to Mars!

I am going to the USA to catch sight of a wild porcupine and to give some lectures.

Is intelligence always good? I wonder. What if intelligence is wasted? What if intelligence leads to more loneliness rather than to fulfillment? What if instead of productivity and clarity, it generates pain, isolation, and regret?

a moment of isolation is a miracle sometimes! to wonder... to ponder... to reflect... to realize... to dream... to decide... to reminisce... to remember... to feel... to find... to wish... to miss... to love... and to live... a moment of isolation is a miracle sometimes!

When I felt as though I had reached land, it was like I was on a deserted sandy beach, feeling isolated and afraid to share with anyone the memories that haunted me.

It has been raining here for ten years.I keep an accurate record of time and can state this with no fear of contradiction.

Writing requires a degree of both detachment and immersion. People banished from a community find themselves perfectly positioned to become writers. No one can silence an exile. An exile encapsulates no need to placate anybody except for himself or herself.

When I was going on one day in the car about not having any close friends - using my favourite metaphor: the cage of glass between me and the rest of the world - she just laughed. 'You like it,' she said. 'You say you're isolated, boyo, but you really think you're different.

I want to belong. Belonging makes things okay, and I want to be okay. I just want to be okay.