John Steinbeck Quotes

Living alone makes it harder to find someone to blame.

He travels the fastest who travels alone.

I am single and not looking to be in a relationship.

Solitude is independence.

It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.

I'm very happy alone.

I don't need anyone else, which is a great feeling, but also a depressing one.

I never said, 'I want to be alone.' I only said, 'I want to be left alone.' There is all the difference.

You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence.

A lot of women are afraid of loneliness, so when they see a woman who can live alone, then they think, 'Hmm, I can do that.' But you need an example, and that is why I am proud to say I have divorced three husbands.

You know, one of my fears about living alone so long is that you get used to doing everything your own way.

People would be a lot better off if they'd enjoy being single.

I don't mind being single. In fact, I like it.

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.

There's a lot of freedom in having nothing. You don't have responsibility. You have nobody to answer to. But I'd rather deal without the poverty.

I don't belong to anyone.

To be adult is to be alone.

I don't ever want to have to depend on anyone completely.

It's just like magic. When you live by yourself, all of your annoying habits are gone.

I really wanted to work and become independent.

I'm in the loners' society. I don't want to classify myself as anything.

Down to Gehenna or up to the Throne, / He travels the fastest who travels alone.

I wouldn't say I'm that social... I'm either sailing my boat by myself or living in some small place.

Being married and having a child was not something I wanted, and I knew that at a very young age. I tend to be more solitary, and I'm truly a free spirit.

Unknown in Paris, I was lost in the great city, but the feeling of living there alone, taking care of myself without any aid, did not at all depress me. If sometimes I felt lonesome, my usual state of mind was one of calm and great moral satisfaction.