Olly Alexander Quotes

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

I love being by myself.

I like being by myself.

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

I've realised that I actually like being by myself.

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.

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

I enjoy my time alone.

I've got no problem being on my own. I like the way my imagination works.

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

I learned to basically pull my own weight, just do my own thing. I spent a lot of time alone and I loved it. It was actually really great because to the present day I love spending time alone. I go bicycling alone, go climbing alone and I just love being with myself and observing myself and learning something.

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

Being solitary is being alone well: being alone luxuriously immersed in doings of your own choice, aware of the fullness of your won presence rather than of the absence of others. Because solitude is an achievement.

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

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

I have learnt to enjoy my own company because I have lived alone many years.

I like to write about the solitary things people do. Humans seem to function best when they're alone.

I like my own company.

It's only when you're alone that you realize where you are. You have nothing to fall back on except your own resources.

I find it very easy to be alone. I'm a writer, for heaven's sakes!

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

There's a tremendous difference between alone and lonely. You could be lonely in a group of people. I like being alone. I like eating by myself. I go home at night and just watch a movie or hang out with my dog. I have to exert myself and really say, oh God, I've got to see my friends 'cause I'm too content being by myself.

I'm not afraid of my own company. I was made to be at home.