1,686 Quotes About Solitude

As he walked away, he had one question in his head. How was it possible, in the age of global communication, when all cultural, linguistic, geographical, and economic borders had been erased from the face of the earth, that this vast new realm had only created a multitude of loners, infinite numbers of lonely people in communication with one another, yes, but still in a state of utter solitude?

Don't mistake my love of solitude for loneliness, I prefer the hum of my thoughts over the din of meaningless conversations.

I have found no other cure for loneliness than to befriend it.

I discovered the joys of having a four-legged friend. I liked it, except when he ran off.

Night is the secret place in everyone.

Sometimes I wonder if I’m the only twelve-year-old in the world.

Yogis living alone in mountains believe that spiritual groups do exactly opposite of what they intend to do. They become plateforms for abnormal people to come together and feel normal. These abnormal people have the potential to find God if they seek Him alone.

...You know, if you don't have to be alone, then maybe you shouldn't be."Olivia, who was almost always alone, couldn't think of anything to say to this.

The best lover you could ever have will sit on this very bench 270 years from now. You two will never meet. And will never know you’ll never meet. They are, however, currently sitting with you because if you two did meet, you’d spend your time sitting as you are now. Because returning to that bench every afternoon, happily single, was like spending a day with every soul who wants to sit there too.