Solitude

“We're all lonely, but I'd rather be lonely by myself than with a long list of duties and obligations.”

“Yo soy salvaje, ando sola, independiente, no estoy en grupos.”

“Writing a novel is a socially approved way of sitting in a corner and fantasizing.”

“I lived a pretty quiet life.”

“Samotność jest fantastyczna!”

“I can’t even get away from it all here.”

“Az ember lényegében mindig köteles megóvni a maga szuverenitását – ami nem magányosság.”

“I had little time to stop, make deep friendships. I could indulge a leaning toward speculation and fantasy.”

“I felt like myself only in the quiet hours of the night.”

“Me comunico mejor con el silencio, sin el que no se podrían dar la poesía, la música, ni el encuentro con uno mismo.”

“La poesía es el acto más privado y solitario de mi vida.”

“I lay my harp on the curved table. Sitting there idly, filled only with emotions. Why should I trouble to play? A breeze will come and sweep the strings.”

“God is quiet, He does not make a noise; therefore to understand Him we must be quiet.”

“春潮带雨晚来急，野渡无人舟自横。”

“春潮帶雨晚來急，野渡無人舟自橫。”

“My head was my only home before that.”