“The whole value of solitude depends upon one's self; it may be a sanctuary or a prison, a haven of repose or a place of punishment, a heaven or a hell, as we ourselves make it”
John Lubbock
“To overcome the fear of solitude is to begin the ultimate journey of self discovery”
Daniel Robert O'Neill
“The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.”
Thomas Alva Edison
“I am afraid to show you who I really am, because if I show you who I really am, you might not like it--and that's all I got.”
Sabrina Ward Harrison
“Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.”
Barbara De Angelis
“He is his own best friend, and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of no virtue or ability is his own worst enemy and is afraid of solitude”
Aristotle
“Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.”
May Sarton
