Willie Sutton Quotes

I'm not trying to be ridiculous or funny, but it was rather pleasant to find yourself in isolation, in solitary.

I like a calm life where nobody bothers me.

Once in a while, the universe lets you be free alone and in peace.

I also like a lot of silence, and when you're touring, it's constantly noise, all the time, you're surrounded with 15 or 20 people the entire time. I find that tough.

There is something about silence and being in the middle of nowhere that is really very attractive.

I feel better when I am not around people. When I am alone, alone, alone.

The pain of loneliness seems to be part of the mortal experience. But the Lord in His mercy has made it so that we need never deal with the challenges of mortality alone.

He wants only to rest and to have a little peace.

I value being able to go into a record shop and people leaving me alone.

I only really and truly fully relax on my own. Give me a sun lounger, a pool and a sea view, and I'm happy.

When I'm alone, I can sleep crossways in bed without an argument.

This almost never happens, but what is really relaxing is just being in this house all by myself, sitting quietly and watching TV. But I basically never get that chance.

Silence is best.

All my day is spent dealing with other people. When I come home I like it to be empty. The presence of others in my house kind of annoys me. I love coming home and shutting the doors. I feel brain dead. I'm relatively available, but not to live with.

There are few places you can find silence. Air travel could be the last fortress of solitude.

There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature.

It is wonderful to be in the country in a glass house, because no matter what happens out there, you're nice and safe, you know, cuddled in your little bed, and there it is, raging storms, snowing - wonderful.

I like semi-torn-down places where I could get nestled in and get something done without anyone bothering me.

It's important to have quiet time and isolation.

If I want to be alone, some place I can write, I can read, I can pray, I can cry, I can do whatever I want - I go to the bathroom.

But Portugal has a peaceful feel about it. I sit on the terrace overlooking the vineyard there and I feel cut off from the world. You need that sort of thing.

My favourite country is Finland because once you get to a certain point, you can drive for hours without seeing a single person. I love peace and quiet - something I don't get very often.

I like to be left alone when I'm not working.

At home, I love reaching out into that absolute silence, when you can hear the owl or the wind.

It was enough just to sit there without words.