Charlie Trotter Quotes

I was never less alone than when by myself.

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

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.

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

Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of being alone. It 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.

I feel calm when I'm on my own.

I always have been a private person. I like to be alone. When I was a little girl I used to listen to the radio and just be by myself.

I remember being alone a lot as a child, and I still love to be 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 need my time to be lonely.

Isolation is the one sure way to human happiness.

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

I have learnt to enjoy my own company because I have lived alone many years.

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

I am ready to be alone.

There are worse places to be than on your own.

I don’t want anyone with me today. Not even him. Some walks you have to take alone.

Loneliness is a prerequisite for freedom. Freedom depends on the ability to reflect, and reflection can only begin when one is alone.

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

It is only when a man is alone that he is really free.

Living alone makes it harder to find someone to blame.

As much I can stay away from people, I remain happy.

I need, absolutely, to be alone.

I've spent so much of my life travelling alone, so I keep things to myself.