Cheryl Strayed Quotes

I daydream a lot - that's how I get my ideas. If I'm sitting in a café, I'm not on my phone because I want to hear my mind. I think that those periods of small solitude that we are really losing are so important.

If you spend enough time with yourself in silence, you'll be surprised what goes through your head.

Quiet time and solitude are vital to helping me keep perspective. I consider myself fortunate to have so much quiet built into my profession. I spend long hours by myself at my easel. And while I work, I think-of the future, of my loved ones, of God's goodness and the many exciting opportunities that surround me. I ponder the challenges I face, the needs of others, the direction my life is going.

Even though I get a lot done with my solitude, and I make the best use of it possible, I always think solitude is an interlude in a period of time, which is populated by others.

The necessary thing is after all but this; solitude, great inner solitude. Going into oneself for hours meeting no one - this one must be able to attain.

But for me I think it's just about taking that time of reflection and contemplation. That's probably my process in every decision that I make: to make sure that I spend time just with myself, and really times of silence and mediation to go through that process; and music is a big part of that as well.

In silence, we have an opportunity to reflect, listen, and gain new insights about ourselves. In silence, we can think, feel, and most important of all, breathe. When you seek guidance, understanding, clarity, or peace of mind, the first step is to master the art of silence and to rethink the value of solitude.

Alone time is when I distance myself from the voices of the world so I can hear my own.

You grow your best thoughts in silence, solitude, and meditation. When you relax and think deeply, you are giving your inmost powers their best opportunity to disclose themselves.

One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude.

A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is a child of solitude.

It's important to have quiet time and isolation.

You want to read a book? That requires introspection. It requires time away from people and time away from the constant need to communicate and to connect.

Being alone & actually sitting with our own thoughts can lead to such growth and realizations that are rare in our everyday busy lives.

To really be centered and to really work well and to think about the kinds of things that I need to think about, I need to spend large amounts of time alone.

We need quiet time to examine our lives openly and honestly - spending quiet time alone gives your mind an opportunity to renew itself and create order.

I live alone, so I don't really talk to anyone once I'm home. I have some silent nights.

When you walk 10 hours, 11 hours a day by yourself, you are doing a walking meditation.

I personally think that's incredibly therapeutic to just be alone in your own thoughts and not be freaking out.

I don't think we spend enough time in silence, just realizing what's floating around in our noggin.

Cycling can be lonely, but in a good way. It gives you a moment to breathe and think, and get away from what you're working on.

I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.

The end comes when we no longer talk with ourselves. It is the end of genuine thinking and the beginning of the final loneliness.

I think alone time is good to know how to be alone with your own thoughts. I think it just helps you kind of be a better, more grounded person.

Since I was young, I've been aware that I need time to myself to process everything.