Carrie Donovan Quotes

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

I like being by myself.

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

I love being alone.

I like my own company.

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

My 'aloneness' is extremely valuable to me.

I was never less alone than when by myself.

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

I enjoy my time alone.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

I'm good at being by myself. I guess if you're a writer you get used to that.

As an introvert, you can be your own best friend or your worst enemy. The good news is we generally like our own company, a quality that extroverts often envy. We find comfort in solitude and know how to soothe ourselves.

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

I was a loner in high school. I keep to myself, but I love life.

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

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.

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 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'm introverted by nature, and I need to have some things of my own.

I date, but the person I date most is myself, unfortunately.