Solitude Quotes

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

14288 quotes

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"Solitude teaches what society cannot."
Abbé Faria
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"The heart of man lies in the depths of his silence."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
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"In solitude, we either find ourselves or lose ourselves completely"
Ivan Karamazov
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"I'm glad I'm not you."
Bernard Marx
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"I felt a haunting loneliness sometimes."
Nick Carraway
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"I suddenly felt that I had nothing to do with all that was going on around me."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
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"I have lost my way in the world and cannot find it again."
Javert
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"Solitude in the country keeps us calm and happy"
Natasha Rostova
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"Solitude teaches the heart what society cannot."
Jean Valjean
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"Solitude reveals who we truly are."
Pierre Bezukhov
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"I'm the only one in the world."
Yossarian
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"The world outside don't matter much when you're in here."
Chief Bromden
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"Solitude teaches us who we truly are beneath society's masks"
Pierre Bezukhov
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"The silence here is deafening."
Chief Bromden
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"One cannot weep for the entire world, it is beyond human strength."
Cosette
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"Solitude is the only honest companion."
Chief Bromden
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"We are never so alone as when we think ourselves most independent."
Pierre Bezukhov
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"We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by drowning in our thoughts."
Pierre Bezukhov
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"The seeds of wisdom must be cultivated in solitude."
Pierre Bezukhov
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"We are all condemned to live with ourselves"
Pierre Bezukhov
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"The most important thing I know is that each of us is trapped in his own skin."
Billy Pilgrim
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"I wonder if anyone out there remembers we exist."
Chief Bromden
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"Solitude is where the soul finds itself."
Chaplain Tappman
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"We cannot escape from ourselves"
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
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"But isn't it awful to feel lonely?"
Lenina Crowne
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"Good God, I'm a nut case if I have to live with anyone."
Yossarian
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"I don't know what I think about it. I'm sorry I even mentioned it."
Holden Caulfield
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"I don't even know why I'm telling you all this stuff."
Holden Caulfield
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"It's a secret I've kept all my life."
Holden Caulfield
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"I don't feel much like going to bed."
Holden Caulfield