Solitude Quotes

Collection of phrases and quotes about solitude.

Federico García Lorca

Federico García Lorca

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Solitude is the great sculptor of the spirit.

Henrik Johan Ibsen

Henrik Johan Ibsen

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The strongest man in the world is the one who is the most alone.

Marquis de Vauvenargues

Marquis de Vauvenargues

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Solitude is to the spirit what diet is to the body.

Carmen Martín Gaite

Carmen Martín Gaite

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Solitude is admired and desired when it is not suffered, but the human need to share things is evident.

Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant

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Our great torment in life comes from the fact that we are alone, and all our actions and efforts tend to flee from that solitude.

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

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Living alone is like being at a party where no one pays attention to you.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Solitude is the fate of all excellent spirits.

Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag

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I want to be able to be alone, find it nourishing, not just a wait.