Bret Easton Ellis Quotes

Isolation doesn't bother me at all. It gives me a sense of security.

If I lived alone, Mom'd never sleep because she wouldn't know I was okay.

Alone I'm nothing.

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

What I was reading was already part of my psyche, but finally someone else was saying it's okay to walk alone.

Solitude is independence.

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

There is no one looking out for us. We are all alone.

To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself.

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

I was born to be alone, and I always shall be; but now I want to be.

Most people want security in this world, not liberty.

We're all alone in this world.

Let me alone, and go in search of someone else.

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.

I grew up completely alone but with all the comforts of knowing I had a cushioning family structure around me - and yet I could free myself from it.

Isolation is the one sure way to human happiness.

When I'm inside the cage, nobody will take anything away from me.

I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.

I am fearless when I think I'm alone.

You don't know how hard I've tried to be left standing all by myself.

Alone, all alone Nobody, but nobody Can make it out here alone.

I ride rough waters, and shall sink with no one to save me.

There are worse places to be than on your own.

I have my books And my poetry to protect me; I am shielded in my armor, Hiding in my room, safe within my womb. I touch no one and no one touches me. I am a rock, I am an island.