Paulo Coelho Quotes

Woe unto him that is never alone, and cannot bear to be alone.

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

Be able to be alone. Lose not the advantage of solitude, and the society of thyself.

I use solitude as a judge and as a person - a lot.

There might be some hours of loneliness. But there was something wonderful even in loneliness. At least you belonged to yourself when you were lonely.

I am then never less alone than when alone

While I like people, I do also like being alone in a room and seeing what you can do with a particular theme or subject.

One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.

Getting close to books, and spending time by myself, I was obliged to think about things I would never have thought about if I was busy romping around with a brother and sister.

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

In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.

It would do the world good if every man would compel himself occasionally to be absolutely alone. Most of the world s progress has come out of such loneliness.

The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.

I was never less alone than when by myself.

It is only in solitude that I ever find my own core.

I had friends but I was spending a great deal of my time alone and for me that was vital because there's an awful lot you learn about yourself when you're alone.

A writer needs a life of introspection.

To leave in search of yourself, of your real needs, is easier when you don't have to justify yourself to anyone, when there are not too many people bestowing you their attention.

You only grow when you are alone.

I love to spend a lot of time on my own. I can seriously go into my own head and often love to let myself travel where I don't know where I'm going.

I enjoy my time alone.

Life is for each man a solitary cell whose walls are mirrors.

I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.

I think I'm a bit of a loner, and actually quite enjoy alone time; friends become people you want to actually spend time with rather than people who are just in your life. I think it's a nice place to be.

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.