"One advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least somebody's listening."

Solitude, Listening, Talking

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"One advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least somebody's listening."

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"It was as if this night were only one of thousands of nights, world without end, night curving into night to make a great arching line of which I couldn't see the end, a night in which I roamed alone under cold, mindless stars."

Anne Rice, American Novelist

Solitude, Night, Alone, Stars, Isolation

"This was not my moment to be seeking romance and (as day follows night) to further complicate my already knotty life. This was my moment to look for the kind of healing and peace that can only come from solitude."

Elizabeth Gilbert, American Novelist

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"A wounded heart needs aloof."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

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"I had gotten so used to being alone, but never entirely used to it. Never used to it enough to stop wanting the alternative."

David Levithan, American Author

Solitude, Loneliness, Acceptance, Desire, Alone

"Everything hurt. I closed my eyes, pressing my cheek to the street, and waited. What for, I didn't know. To be rescued. Or found. But no one came. All I'd ever thought I wanted was to be left alone. Until I was."

Sarah Dessen, American Author

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"The time of solitude is actually an opportunity to make time work for you."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"Solitude is a greater treasure than money."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"In solitude, you listen to the sacred voice."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"Alone! yesterday, today and forever."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

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"I am but a stranger ... as we all are. Lonely inside our separate skins, we cannot know each others pain and must bear our own in solitude. For my part, I have found that walking soothes it; and that, given luck, sometimes we find one to walk besides us ... at least for a little way."

Alan Moore, British Writer

Solitude, Loneliness, Companionship, Pain

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