Zoe Lister-Jones Quotes

A lot of women are afraid of loneliness, so when they see a woman who can live alone, then they think, 'Hmm, I can do that.' But you need an example, and that is why I am proud to say I have divorced three husbands.

I don't mind being single. In fact, I like it.

What I was reading was already part of my psyche, but finally someone else was saying it's okay to walk alone.

Unknown in Paris, I was lost in the great city, but the feeling of living there alone, taking care of myself without any aid, did not at all depress me. If sometimes I felt lonesome, my usual state of mind was one of calm and great moral satisfaction.

The thought of being on my own really terrified me. But then I realized being alone is really a cleansing thing.

I know that I'm glad to be divorced and on my own.

For those who know the value of and exquisite taste of solitary freedom (for one is only free when alone), the act of leaving is the bravest and most beautiful of all.

Cherish your solitude. Take trains by yourself to places you have never been. Sleep out alone under the stars. Learn how to drive a stick shift. Go so far away that you stop being afraid of not coming back. Say no when you don’t want to do something. Say yes if your instincts are strong, even if everyone around you disagrees. Decide whether you want to be liked or admired. Decide if fitting in is more important than finding out what you’re doing here. Believe in kissing.

I became bold because I had absolutely nothing to lose: neither honors, nor earnings, nor friends. I had to find myself anew and rely only on myself, because I could rely on no one else. My form is my solitude.

Fainthearted animals move about in herds. The lion walks alone in the desert. Let the poet always walk thus.

And alone and without his nest shall the Eagle fly across the sun.

But when the strong were too weak to hurt the weak, the weak had to be strong enough to leave.

The concept of loneliness and exile and self-sufficiency continually bucks me up.

I love working alone. Crave it, in fact. I feel truly alive then.

Single's fun - you don't have to check in with your girl, but it's not easy. I do get lonely.

What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be.

It is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must be a reason the more for us to do it.

Women are like teabags. We don't know our true strength until we are in hot water!

For the most part, everybody who fights in war fights to survive.

It is quite lovely being single, and I much prefer it.

Poverty is uncomfortable; but nine times out of ten the best thing that can happen to a young man is to be tossed overboard and compelled to sink or swim.

I would hate now to be married. It does occur to me on occasion that, if I fall and hit my head, there will be no one to make the phone call. But who wants to think about that disaster, I'd prefer not to.

Everything in war is very simple. But the simplest thing is difficult.

Solitude is strength; to depend on the presence of the crowd is weakness. The man who needs a mob to nerve him is much more alone than he imagines.

My life is a beautiful struggle.