Solitude Quotes

The difference between being alone and being lonely. Quotes about the richness of your own company.

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"Solitude teaches us who we really are."
Joe Bradley
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"Solitude can be peaceful when you know who you are."
Paul Varjak
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"There is a peculiar loneliness in being surrounded by those who do not truly know you."
Princess Anne
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"Memory is a narcissist's best friend."
Max von Mayerling
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"I built a palace out of celluloid and lived in it alone."
Max von Mayerling
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"I have lived so many lives through the camera that I have forgotten my own."
Max von Mayerling
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"In the shadows of the studio, I became a ghost myself."
Max von Mayerling
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"Solitude is intolerable without an audience."
Lina Lamont
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"The taxi is just a place to think."
Holly Golightly
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"Sometimes I feel like I'm just a visitor here."
Holly Golightly
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"Solitude is necessary for understanding yourself."
Paul Varjak
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"Solitude allows us to understand ourselves more deeply."
Princess Anne
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"Some experiences can't be shared, only lived."
Joe Bradley
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"Solitude is what you get when you can't afford company."
Joe Gillis
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"I don't go out much anymore. I just sit in my room and watch the old pictures."
Norma Desmond
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"I never leave this house. I have everything I need right here."
Norma Desmond
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"Solitude has given me clarity."
Norma Desmond
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"Solitude is where true genius is born."
Norma Desmond
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"The dark corners of memory are where we truly live."
Max von Mayerling
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"I understand that loneliness is the price of devotion."
Max von Mayerling
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Elmer Fudd
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Elmer Fudd
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"Being special doesn't mean being alone."
Holly Golightly
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"The great man is the man who can be alone and not feel lonely."
Jedediah Leland
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"Solitude is the company of one's own conscience."
Jedediah Leland
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"The whole world became my audience, but I was alone."
Susan Alexander
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"I don't go out very much anymore. I used to once."
Norma Desmond
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"I'd rather be alone than with the wrong people."
Norma Desmond
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"She was lonely too. That's what connected us."
Joe Gillis
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"In this business, you learn to appreciate the finer things—silence, solitude, and the company of those who understand."
Max von Mayerling