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Being Alone Quotes

Solitude is a condition of peace that stands in direct opposition to loneliness. Loneliness is like sitting in an empty room and being aware of the space around you. It is a condition of separateness. Solitude is becoming one with the space around you. It is a condition of union. loneliness is small, solitude is large. loneliness closes in around you; solitude expands toward the infinite. loneliness has its roots in words, in an internal conversation that nodbody answers; solitude has it’s roots in the great silence of eternity Picture Quote #1

There is absolutely no point in sitting around and feeling sorry for yourself. The great power you have is to let go... focus on what you have, no that which has been mean or unkindly removed Picture Quote #1

I love being single. I can come and go as I please and stay out as late as I want to Picture Quote #1

I am a lover without a lover. I am lovely and lonely and I belong deeply to myself Picture Quote #1

When everyone leaves you it’s loneliness you feel, when you leave everyone else it’s solitude Picture Quote #1

Isolation is aloneness that feels forced upon you, like a punishment. Solitude is aloneness you choose and embrace. I think great things can come out of solitude, out of going to a place where all is quiet except the beating of your heart Picture Quote #1

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Women need real moments of solitude and self reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away Picture Quote #1

I’m gonna go live in a cave, just completely live in my interior world Picture Quote #1

And to get the work done that I must do, one has to work in isolation and not be readily disturbed... I don’t have daily newspapers, and I like to feel when I get up in the morning my attention is fixed on the work I am going to do Picture Quote #1

And here in my isolation I can grow stronger. Poetry seems to come of itself, without effort, and I need only let myself dream a little while painting to suggest it Picture Quote #1

I realized... that the artist is always alone. Early in life I had thought I needed other people to confirm or approve what I was doing Picture Quote #1

The artist is a strange being. I think it’s safe to say that a real artist is conscious of having a personal singularity that is partly a blessing and partly a curse. An artist enjoys and suffers from isolation. As solitude, isolation can nurture. It can also destroy Picture Quote #1

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Artists with serious aspirations need to be left alone to follow the course of their own imagination Picture Quote #1

Because she favours solitude and indwelling, an artist can live a significantly more claustrophobic life that she had ever intended Picture Quote #1

When the sparrow sings its final refrain, the hush is felt nowhere more deeply than in the heart of man Picture Quote #1

Solitude is the soul’s holiday, an opportunity to stop doing for others and to surprise and delight ourselves instead Picture Quote #1

Loners, if you catch them, are well worth the trouble. Not dulled by excess human contact, nor blasé or focused on your crotch while jabbering about themselves, loners are curious, vigilant, full of surprises. They do not cling. Separate wherever they go, awake or asleep, they shimmer with the iridescence of hidden things seldom seen Picture Quote #1

We think we are unique, special and deserving of happiness, but we are terrified of being alone Picture Quote #1

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When I tried to imagine being beautiful, I could only imagine living without the perpetual fear of being alone, without the great burden of isolation, which is what feeling ugly felt like Picture Quote #1

I guess it all depends on your nature. Some people can’t stand being alone. I love solitude and silence. But when I come out of it, I’m a regular talking machine. It’s all or nothing for me Picture Quote #1

Is being single hard? It depends where your mind is. If you are focused, being single is an enjoyable experience, but if you hate being alone, you’ll hate being single. I think it depends on the individual are where they are in life Picture Quote #1

There’s a difference between being alone and being lonely. Writers know that. I have never met a writer who does not crave to be alone. We have to be alone to do what we do Picture Quote #1

The very fine line between loneliness and solitude, reflection; being alone, always appealed to me when I was a kid Picture Quote #1

Still, being alone doesn’t mean you have to be miserable. In that sense it’s different from losing something. You’ve still got yourself, even if you lose everything else. You’ve got to have faith in yourself and not get down just because you’re on your own Picture Quote #1

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For the quirkyalone, there is no patience for dating just for the sake of not being alone. On a fine but by no means transcendent date we dream of going home to watch television. We would prefer to be alone with our own thoughts than with a less than perfect fit. We are almost constitutionally incapable of casual relationships Picture Quote #1

Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying Picture Quote #1

I don’t think people were put here to be happy. I think if you decide to be an artist or a writer, you automatically accept the responsibility of being alone. However, after your 50 or 60 years are up you’ll be able to look back and see this output that you’ve done that will endure long after you’re gone, and will continue to fill the minds of millions of people Picture Quote #1

To be alone means that you avoid bad company. But to have a true friend is better than being alone Picture Quote #1

I don’t mind being alone either. The only problem is that if you’re always alone, you get lonely Picture Quote #1

Women would be better off when they no longer needed men more than they needed their own independent identities... How long a time it took me after my divorce to understand that being alone is not the same as being lonely Picture Quote #1

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Solitude is a condition of peace that stands in direct opposition to loneliness. Loneliness is like sitting in an empty room and being aware of the space around you. It is a condition of separateness. Solitude is becoming one with the space around you. It is a condition of union. loneliness is small, solitude is large. loneliness closes in around you; solitude expands toward the infinite. loneliness has its roots in words, in an internal conversation that nodbody answers; solitude has it’s roots in the great silence of eternity (Being Alone Quotes) There is absolutely no point in sitting around and feeling sorry for yourself. The great power you have is to let go... focus on what you have, no that which has been mean or unkindly removed (Being Alone Quotes) I love being single. I can come and go as I please and stay out as late as I want to (Being Alone Quotes) I am a lover without a lover. I am lovely and lonely and I belong deeply to myself (Being Alone Quotes) When everyone leaves you it’s loneliness you feel, when you leave everyone else it’s solitude (Being Alone Quotes) Isolation is aloneness that feels forced upon you, like a punishment. Solitude is aloneness you choose and embrace. I think great things can come out of solitude, out of going to a place where all is quiet except the beating of your heart (Being Alone Quotes) Women need real moments of solitude and self reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away (Being Alone Quotes) I’m gonna go live in a cave, just completely live in my interior world (Being Alone Quotes) And to get the work done that I must do, one has to work in isolation and not be readily disturbed... I don’t have daily newspapers, and I like to feel when I get up in the morning my attention is fixed on the work I am going to do (Being Alone Quotes) And here in my isolation I can grow stronger. Poetry seems to come of itself, without effort, and I need only let myself dream a little while painting to suggest it (Being Alone Quotes) I realized... that the artist is always alone. Early in life I had thought I needed other people to confirm or approve what I was doing (Being Alone Quotes) The artist is a strange being. I think it’s safe to say that a real artist is conscious of having a personal singularity that is partly a blessing and partly a curse. An artist enjoys and suffers from isolation. As solitude, isolation can nurture. It can also destroy (Being Alone Quotes) Artists with serious aspirations need to be left alone to follow the course of their own imagination (Being Alone Quotes) Because she favours solitude and indwelling, an artist can live a significantly more claustrophobic life that she had ever intended (Being Alone Quotes) When the sparrow sings its final refrain, the hush is felt nowhere more deeply than in the heart of man (Being Alone Quotes) Solitude is the soul’s holiday, an opportunity to stop doing for others and to surprise and delight ourselves instead (Being Alone Quotes) Loners, if you catch them, are well worth the trouble. Not dulled by excess human contact, nor blasé or focused on your crotch while jabbering about themselves, loners are curious, vigilant, full of surprises. They do not cling. Separate wherever they go, awake or asleep, they shimmer with the iridescence of hidden things seldom seen (Being Alone Quotes) We think we are unique, special and deserving of happiness, but we are terrified of being alone (Being Alone Quotes) When I tried to imagine being beautiful, I could only imagine living without the perpetual fear of being alone, without the great burden of isolation, which is what feeling ugly felt like (Being Alone Quotes) I guess it all depends on your nature. Some people can’t stand being alone. I love solitude and silence. But when I come out of it, I’m a regular talking machine. It’s all or nothing for me (Being Alone Quotes) Is being single hard? It depends where your mind is. If you are focused, being single is an enjoyable experience, but if you hate being alone, you’ll hate being single. I think it depends on the individual are where they are in life (Being Alone Quotes) There’s a difference between being alone and being lonely. Writers know that. I have never met a writer who does not crave to be alone. We have to be alone to do what we do (Being Alone Quotes) The very fine line between loneliness and solitude, reflection; being alone, always appealed to me when I was a kid (Being Alone Quotes) Still, being alone doesn’t mean you have to be miserable. In that sense it’s different from losing something. You’ve still got yourself, even if you lose everything else. You’ve got to have faith in yourself and not get down just because you’re on your own (Being Alone Quotes) For the quirkyalone, there is no patience for dating just for the sake of not being alone. On a fine but by no means transcendent date we dream of going home to watch television. We would prefer to be alone with our own thoughts than with a less than perfect fit. We are almost constitutionally incapable of casual relationships (Being Alone Quotes) Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying (Being Alone Quotes) I don’t think people were put here to be happy. I think if you decide to be an artist or a writer, you automatically accept the responsibility of being alone. However, after your 50 or 60 years are up you’ll be able to look back and see this output that you’ve done that will endure long after you’re gone, and will continue to fill the minds of millions of people (Being Alone Quotes) To be alone means that you avoid bad company. But to have a true friend is better than being alone (Being Alone Quotes) I don’t mind being alone either. The only problem is that if you’re always alone, you get lonely (Being Alone Quotes) Women would be better off when they no longer needed men more than they needed their own independent identities... How long a time it took me after my divorce to understand that being alone is not the same as being lonely (Being Alone Quotes)

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