"One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude."

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"One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude."

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"It was a different sense of isolation from what he normally felt in Japan. And not such a bad feeling, he decided. Being alone in two senses of the word was maybe like a double negation of isolation. In other words, it made perfect sense for him, a foreigner, to feel isolated here. The thought calmed him. He was in exactly the right place."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Solitude, Isolation, Alone, Acceptance, Calm

"I am lonely, sometimes, but I dare say it's good for me."

Louisa May Alcott, American Novelist

Solitude, Loneliness, Self, Emotion

"I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Solitude, Peace, Truth, Contentment

"People are always relying on another, i always feel more comfortable alone. Art knows my pain, its not just a desire to paint, a hobby to distract me from living my truth, it is my truth."

Nikki Rowe, American Writer

Solitude, Art, Pain, Truth

"Sickness awakens sadness sleeps- Moments of aloneness results into peace."

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

Solitude, Sadness, Peace, Healing

"At first the solitudecharmed me like a prelude,but so much music wounded me."

Rainer Maria Rilke, German Poet

Solitude, Music, Emotion, Pain

"In solitude, struggles occur that no one else knows about. Inner battles are fought here that seldom become fodder for sermons or illustrations for books. God, who probes our deepest thoughts during protracted segments of solitude, opens our eyes to things that need attention. It is here He makes us aware of those things we try to hide from others."

Charles R. Swindoll, American Clergyman

Solitude, Reflection, Mind, Healing

"To withdraw myself from myself has ever been my sole, my entire, my sincere motive in scribbling at all."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Solitude, Motive

"Isolation, for him, had become a basic sine qua non for existence and loneliness, his sole companion like a perfectly faithful twin. He was someone for whom even happiness would cry for, mourning the death of his sentiments and murdering the existence of his soul."

Faraaz Kazi, Indian Author

Solitude, Isolation, Loneliness, Sadness, Regret

"Being alone will show you who you really are, and if you cannot get-on positively as the sole master of your space in that room alone, then you can absolutely forget about it after you add another person."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Solitude, Truth, Wisdom, Life, Happiness

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Friendship

"Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes. And those having it in one test never know for sure if they will have it when the next test comes."

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"You remember some bedrooms you have slept in. There are bedrooms you like to remember and others you would like to forget."

Memory

"Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during the moment."

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"I had been keeping an off eye on the advertising field, thinking I might become an idea man and a copywriter."

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"The scholars and poets of an earlier time can be read only with a dictionary to help."

Time

"The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect."

People

"I can remember only a few of the strange and curious words now dead but living and spoken by the English people a thousand years ago."

People