Nushrat Bharucha Quotes

A man by himself is in bad company.

I can go days without meaningful human interaction.

I never get lonely; even as a child, I didn't.

We behave as if being alone were a problem.

There are hermit souls that live withdrawn In the place of their self-content; There are souls like stars that dwell apart, In a fellowless firmament; There are pioneer souls that blaze their paths Where highways never ran,-- But let me live by the side of the road, And be a friend to man.

Having people I love around me - friends and family - is great, but I don't necessarily need a relationship.

Solitude is un-American.

Well, it's true that I've never been solitary, although I spend a lot of time alone. I've never felt lonely or been shy.

I'm actually quite self-sufficient, so it might look as if there isn't room for anyone in my life. That isn't entirely the case.

When everything is lonely I can be my best friend.

I want to be around people, not crickets.

Because as an only child, you have your own little world.

I really don't like that modern notion of 'I don't need anyone.' I see a lot of young women feeling they have to be that way, they have to be hard, in a way. And what does that bring them? They're just going to be lonesome. They're going to be, at best, lonesome and capable, at worst, lonesome and hard. And is that what we want? No.

My inspiration are the woman, friendship, and loneliness.

The only thing that's better in a group versus being by yourself is the companionship. You have to do a lot of thing by yourself as a solo artist. But it's cool. It's worth it.

Women and men in the crowd meet and mingle, Yet with itself every soul standeth single.

I don't mind being an only child; never have. I am lucky, though, that I have my friend Emily, who grew-up very close to me and so, there is someone I have shared memories with. I would miss that if I didn't have it, I think.

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

I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone.

On the broad spectrum of solitude, I lean toward the extreme end: I work alone, as well as live alone, so I can pass an entire day without uttering so much as a hello to another human being. Sometimes a day's conversation consists of only five words, uttered at the local Starbucks: 'Large coffee with milk, please.'

I think sadly that Morse thinks that he can exist on his own and he only realises at the end that he can't and never really has been able to. I feel sorry for him.

All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.

I live in New York, and when you're older and widowed, it's a perfect place because you just don't feel lonely there, and, luckily, I like my own company, too.

Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine.

I live with the people I create and it has always made my essential loneliness less keen.