Paul Tillich Quotes

I was never less alone than when by myself.

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

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

Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies; for solitude is essential to man. All men come into this world alone and leave it alone.

Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.

I do say all I've ever written about is being alone. And most people take that as, 'Oh, that's so sad.' And I always say, 'No. No, all I ever write about is being alone, and sometimes that's a beautiful, beautiful thing.'

I like to write about the solitary things people do. Humans seem to function best when they're alone.

There are worse places to be than on your own.

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

I've always been a loner, and I've spent most of my life as a single person.

What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be.

I like the idea of being alone. I like the idea of often being alone in all aspects of my life. I like to feel lonely. I like to need things.

I never felt isolated; I just liked being alone. I think that some people are good at being alone, and some people aren't, and as a child, I really liked it.

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.

The task of the solitary man is to be even more solitary.

I'm an only child, so I'm pretty much a loner.

I'm so accustomed to being alone.

I guess I am basically most comfortable when I'm alone. As a kid, I was very much a loner. I love long distance running and long distance biking. A director once pointed out that those are all very isolated exercises you do for hours at a time.

Language... has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word 'solitude' to express the glory of being alone.

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

I really do work in solitude.

I need my time to be lonely.

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.

My 'aloneness' is extremely valuable to me.

Yes, I do seek solitude, but I am never lonely.