Quotes about Solitude

Personally I have no bone to pick with graveyards.

My friends, there are no friends.

No voice, no low, no howl is heard; the chief sound of life here is a hiss.

We're all in this together alone.

I once asked a hermit in Italy how he could venture to live alone, in a single cottage, on the top of a mountain, a mile from any habitation? He replied, that Providence was his next-door neighbor.

In winter there is no heat, no light, no noon, evening touches morning, there is fog, and mist, the window is frosted, and you cannot see clearly. The sky is but the mouth of a cave. The whole day is the cave.... Frightful season! Winter changes into stone the water of heaven and the heart of man.

Turn your car into a monastery.

The next time you feel forsaken and lift up your voice to pray to Almighty God, do this—go to a private place and spend significant time reflecting on the incredible truth that the One who hears your prayers has been there too.

Not appreciating the noise until she was surrounded by silence.

Most important relationship we can all have is the one you have with yourself, the most important journey you can take is one of self-discovery. To know yourself, you must spend time with yourself, you must not be afraid to be alone. Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

When I have a terrible need of — shall I say the word — religion. Then I go out and paint the stars.

When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion, then I go out and paint the stars.