William Trevor Quotes

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone.

I think that occasionally running away and crashing where people can't find you is important.

I really like sort of disappearing.

All alone! Whether you like it or not, alone is something you'll be quite a lot!

Solitude matters. And for some people it's the air they breathe.

How in the world was I alone? Because I wanted to be. That's all I can say. It's all that makes sense to me.

If I have to be alone I want to be by myself.

But also I wanted him to go away and leave me be. I was granted one weak grace. Back in the room where the green chair was still warm from his body, I blew that lonely, flickering candle out

I don't like to be labeled as lonely just because I am alone.

The primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cultivate that state which most men, necessarily, must avoid; the state of being alone.

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.

I like being alone and I think this movie, as much as it is an investigation of connection and people bonding, I also think it's just as much about loneliness.

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.

The best part about being alone is that you really don't have to answer to anybody. You do what you want.

Autobiography begins with a sense of being alone. It is an orphan form.

Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.

Artists walk alone.

All we ask is to be let alone.

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

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

I don't belong to anyone.

Sometimes I get lonely, but it's nice to be alone.

I just want to be on my own branch twittering.