Anne Reid Quotes

I'd rather be by myself, really, than have, like, a million posse around me.

I like being by myself.

I really do work in solitude.

I've spent so much of my life travelling alone, so I keep things to myself.

I don't know that I spent any more time alone than any other kid, but being by myself never bothered me.

I remember being alone a lot as a child, and I still love to be alone.

I've been around so many people for so long that I take great delight in my own company.

I like being by myself a lot.

I’m the kind of person who likes to be by himself. To put a finer point on it, I’m the type of person who doesn’t find it painful to be alone. I find spending an hour or two every day running alone, not speaking to anyone, as well as four or five hours alone at my desk, to be neither difficult nor boring. I’ve had this tendency ever since I was young, when, given a choice, I much preferred reading books on my own or concentrating on listening to music over being with someone else. I could always think of things to do by myself.

Solitude is un-American.

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

I need, absolutely, to be alone.

I never felt isolated; I just liked being alone. I think that some people are good at being alone, and some people aren't, and as a child, I really liked it.

I was never less alone than when by myself.

And I find - I'm 63, and my capacity to be by myself and just spend time by myself hasn't diminished any. That's the necessary part of being a writer, you better like being alone.

I love being by myself.

I spend an awful lot of time by myself and enjoy that.

I enjoy my time alone.

I have many good friends, but I tend to keep to myself anyway. It's odd, doing things and having no one to share them with.

I always have been a private person. I like to be alone. When I was a little girl I used to listen to the radio and just be by myself.

A lot of people prefer to be alone. They would rather be a palm tree on an island. I don't get it.

I secretly enjoy being alone - hiking alone, skiing alone, walking along the beach alone, going to movies alone. Do not get me wrong, I like sharing my life with other people, but sometimes I really enjoy being as alone as possible.

I have a characteristic since my childhood. I don't like living together with my mother, sister, or friends at my home. I have always preferred to be alone and independent and lived according to that.

I've always been alone. I grew up alone. I like it that way. Even when I'm in an arena surrounded by 10,000 people, I'm alone in my head.

Isolation is the one sure way to human happiness.