Solitary Quotes

The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.

The worst vice of the solitary is the worship of his food.

There's something about the water - that solitary kind of peaceful feeling. You're on Earth but not quite.

It's the same thing in a way, although writing a book is a very solitary thing.

Receiving far less attention are the working class heroes, who go about their solitary work routines with quiet dignity, come home from another grueling day, yet still find time to interact with their children.

It's true that it's a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much companionship a group of imaginary characters can offer once you get to know them.

Art is exalted above religion and race. Not a single solitary soul these days believes in the religions of the Assyrians, the Egyptians and the Greeks... Only their art, whenever it was beautiful, stands proud and exalted, rising above all time.

The wailing owl Screams solitary to the mournful moon.

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.

I think I meant that, given the circumstances of my childhood, I had the illusion that it's easier to be alone. To have your relationships be casual and also to pose as a solitary person, because it was more romantic. You know, I was raised on the idea of the ramblin' man and the loner.

In this country, don't forget, a habit is no damn private hell. There's no solitary confinement outside of jail. A habit is hell for those you love. And in this country it's the worst kind of hell for those who love you.

The power of a book lies in its power to turn a solitary act into a shared vision. As long as we have books, we are not alone.

A solitary laugh is often a laugh of superiority.

If you're living completely on your own, break out of solitary confinement. Seek to understand others, and help them understand you.

Writing can be a very solitary business. It's you sat at a desk typing words into a computer. It can get lonely sometimes and lots of writers live quite isolated lives.

I was fairly solitary. I didn't like structured learning. People didn't seem to be my cup of tea.

You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.

Only solitary men know the full joys of frienship. Others have their family; but to a solitary and an exile, his friends are everything.

It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That's always been a tug of war for me.

I used to live a very social life and never spend much solitary time looking at birds or reading.

As a painter you're responsible yourself, 100 percent. In film, you have the editor, the director, the other actors. It has the advantage of not being solitary.

I suppose directing on set is the most fun because it's a good crack and you feel you're on the battlefield whereas writing is a fairly solitary undertaking.

Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking.

The writing process for me is pretty much always the same - it's a solitary experience.

Only solitary men know the full joys of friendship. Others have their family; but to a solitary and an exile his friends are everything.

Life is a solitary cell whose walls are mirrors.

True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.

Masterpieces are not single and solitary births; they are the outcome of many years of thinking in common, of thinking by the body of the people, so that the experience of the mass is behind the single voice.

There's a part of me that wishes I'd never said one single solitary word on any subject publicly. Then I could have been the tortured poet, and there's so much mileage in that. But it's too late to stop now.

I'm not, by nature, a collaborator. My biggest influences were people like painters and poets. These are solitary workers.