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“The cynicism of utter solitude is a calvary relieved by insolence.”

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“Solitary writers come out of nowhere and do not belong anywhere. They are not domesticated or socialized, not as writers. Their subject is not the world about them but the one within them. From story to story or poem to poem, they repeat themselves because all they have to work with are themselves and their dreams, which are strange dreams and often bad dreams. As anyone knows, nothing is more troublesome to communicate than yourself and your dreams, the feelings and visions that have molded you into what you are.”

Writing Solitude

Book:The Conspiracy Against the Human Race

Source: The Conspiracy Against the Human Race

“A: But why this solitude? - B: I am not at odds with anyone. But when I am alone I seem to see my friends in a clearer and fairer light than when I am with them; and when I loved and appreciated music the most, I lived far from it. It seems I need a distant perspective if I am to think well of things.”

Perspective Solitude Distance

Book:Daybreak: Thoughts on the Prejudices of Morality

Source: Daybreak: Thoughts on the Prejudices of Morality

“There was no one to complain to in the woods, so I did not complain,' Knight said.”

Book:The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

Source: The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

“Pues en cuanto consideramos la existencia de cada individuo como una habitación mayor o menor, queda de manifiesto que los más sólo llegan a conocer apenas un rincón de su aposento. Un sitio junto a la ventana. O bien alguna estrecha faja del entarimado, que van y vienen recorriendo de un lado para otro. Así disfrutan de alguna seguridad…”

Love Solitude Amor Tristeza Soledad

Book:Letters to a Young Poet

Source: Letters to a Young Poet

“You know (to adopt the easy or conversational style) that you and I belong to a happy minority. We are the sons of the hunters and the wandering singers, and from our boyhood nothing ever gave us greater pleasure than to stand under lonely skies in forest clearings, or to find a beach looking westward at evening over unfrequented seas. But the great mass of men love companionship so much that nothing seems of any worth compared with it. Human communion is their meat and drink, and so they use the railways to make bigger and bigger hives for themselves.”

People Nature Solitude Tourism Countryside Railways

Book:On Nothing and Kindred Subjects

Source: On Nothing and Kindred Subjects

“Solitary walks are great for getting new ideas. It's like you're in a video game and you pick up idea coins on the way.”

Thinking Art Ideas Inspiration Psychology Walking Solitude Writing Inspiration Brainstorming Metaphors Video Games Long Walks Computer Games Art Inspiration Inspiration For Writing Writing Metaphors

Author:Joyce Rachelle

“I wanted to explain that I am constantly overestimating and underestimating the human race - that rarely do I even simply estimate it. I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and so glorious, and its words and stories so damning and brilliant...I AM HAUNTED BY HUMANS.”

Death Books Words The Book Thief

Book:The Book Thief

Source: The Book Thief

“It never ceased to amaze me, until suddenly one day I felt beautiful and holy for having had the courage to hold on to my sanity after all I'd seen and been through, body and soul, in too loud a solitude, and slowly I came to the realization that my work was hurtling me headlong into an infinite field of omnipotence.”

Solitude Sanity Omnipotence

Book:Too Loud a Solitude

Source: Too Loud a Solitude

“Być może prawdziwa wolność jest zawsze okupiona samotnością.”

Life Inspirational Sadness Solitude

Book:Wyspa Mgieł

Source: Wyspa Mgieł

“You are the richest person if you own the treasures of both the solitude and the togetherness!”