“I am an incorrigible devotee to solitude, and am never so cheerful, I believe, or so unruffled by small difficulties as when I'm alone. There's a sort of obligation to be polite and pleasant to yourself when nobody else is round.” BelieveI BelieveSolitudeDifficultyRoundsObligationPleasantPoliteCheerfulDevoteeIncorrigible Book:Letters of Susan Hale Source: Letters of Susan Hale