1,686 Quotes About Solitude

Solitude is the salt of personhood. It brings out the authentic flavor of every experience.

I simply adore being alone - I find it a consuming thirst - and when that thirst is slaked, then I am happy.

I love tranquil solitude.

I love all waste and solitary places.

The price for independence is often isolation and solitude.

The true solitary ... will feel that he is himself only when he is alone; when he is in company he will feel that he perjures himself, prostitutes himself to the exactions of others; he will feel that time spent in company is time lost; he will be conscious only of his impatience to get back to his true life.

He who understands humanity seeks solitude

Alone each heart must cover up its dead; Alone, through bitter toil, achieve its rest.

I really do work in solitude.