Roy Blount Jr. Quotes

I was never less alone than when by myself.

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

Well I've been writing books. So that, by its nature, is kind of a solitary occupation. And from time to time I have research help, but mostly I've done those completely on my own.

I think I'm a very solitary person. To actually not be anonymous is a bit claustrophobic for me.

Yeah, I like being on my own. I do. I tend to be a loner, so I'm okay. I'm not okay when I have to be around everyone all the time.

I love being by myself.

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

Living by myself out in Malibu has been really good. I kind of have my freedom; I've got a whole house to myself. The tough part comes when sometimes, you know, you get pretty lonely.

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

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

Never be the only one, except, possibly, in your own home.

I do think of myself as a bit of a loner, a bit of an independent. I'm one of those people who, when they're sick, like to curl up and remove myself. I don't like a lot of people around. There is nothing you can do to help.

The writer works in a lonely way.

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

I actually like spending time alone - it doesn't bother me at all.

I need my time to be lonely.

Being on your own sometimes is appealing.

It's an individual sport so you get in the ring on your own and then when you retire you tend to spend the rest of your life on your own.

as a child i suppose i was not quite normal. my happiest times were when i was left alone in the house on a saturday.

I believe that it is sometimes less difficult to wake up and feel that I am alone when I really am, than to wake up with someone else and be lonely.

When you're alone, it's easier," she said a little wistfully. "You can do what you want. You don't have to go home.

Loneliness is random; solitude is ritual.

Only he knew that to be left alone is not always to be forsaken.

I just love my privacy.