Paulo Coelho Quotes

My goal was to be able to be alone without food, sugar, phone, men, TV, anything and to feel O.K. about myself.

I spent a huge amount of time by myself. I daydreamed and learned how to be alone and not be lonely.

The sole cause of man's unhappiness is that he does not know how to stay quietly in his room.

So it is necessary that we should learn to be alone.

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

All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone.

I feel calm when I'm on my own.

I thought about how we need to make children feel that there are times in their lives when they need to be alone and quiet and to be able to accept their aloneness.

As I get older I'm more and more comfortable being alone.

I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.

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

People will occasionally ask me if I understand what it's like to be lonely. And the truth is I don't, because for me, solitariness is a blessing, a gift. Me, I get on fine with myself.

You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.

People say you've got to be OK with your own company, but tell me why?

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.

I don't think I've ever been lonely in my entire life. I love to shut my front door and be on my own.

Yes, I do seek solitude, but I am never lonely.

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.

Maybe I don't need a relationship after all, she thought. Maybe thinking about these conversations was just as good as having them. She could sit in her Honda in the dark and experience whatever kind of life she wanted. Sometimes you think, Hey, maybe there's something else out there. But there really isn't. This is what being alive feels like, you know? The place doesn't matter. You just live.

I am lonely, sometimes, but I dare say it's good for me.

Be able to be alone. Lose not the advantage of solitude.

Sitting alone, listening to the sound of your breath, the beating of your heart is a reminder that you are sacred and blessed.

Peel your own image from the mirror. Sit. Feast on your life.

The sole cause of all human misery is the inability of people to sit quietly in their rooms.

People who grow bored in their own company seem to me in danger.