“Hence in solitude, or that deserted state when we are surrounded by human beings and yet they sympathize not with us, we love the flowers, the grass, the waters, and the sky. In the motion of the very leaves of spring, in the blue air, there is then found a secret correspondence with our heart.” NatureSolitude Book:Shelley on Love: Selected writings Source: Shelley on Love: Selected writings
“Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs— To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music lest it should not find An echo in another's mind, While the touch of Nature's art Harmonizes heart to heart.” PoetryNatureSolitude Book:The Complete Poems Source: The Complete Poems
“A poet is a nightingale who sits in darkness and sings to cheer its own solitude with sweet sounds; his auditors are as men entranced by the melody of an unseen musician, who feel that they are moved and softened, yet know not whence or why.” WritingArtPoetryMusicSolitude Book:A Defence of Poetry and Other Essays Source: A Defence of Poetry and Other Essays