Miranda July Quotes

Even though I write about the human race, the further away from them, the better I feel. Two miles is great; two thousand miles is beautiful.

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.

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.

Single's fun - you don't have to check in with your girl, but it's not easy. I do get lonely.

I've sold my soul for freedom. It's lonely but it's sweet.

We're all lonely, but I'd rather be lonely by myself than with a long list of duties and obligations. I think that's why people kill themselves, really.

I don't need anyone else, which is a great feeling, but also a depressing one.

Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.

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

You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence.

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

I mean I constantly had security guards around me when I was younger and I wasn't allowed to go to the mall with a lot of my friends and stuff like that. And so, when I finally was able to sneak out, I would just really, really take it to the next level.

Living by myself out in Malibu has been really good. I kind of have my freedom; I've got a whole house to myself. The tough part comes when sometimes, you know, you get pretty lonely.

I don't belong to anyone.

When I finally retire, I just want to go away so no one has to listen to me.

Never be the only one, except, possibly, in your own home.

I don't feel the breath of a thousand people over my shoulder.

I liked Los Angeles for odd reasons. For one, there was no sense of community. You were really left to your own resources, spending this inordinate amount of time alone in a balloon of an automobile. I liked that a lot.

I don't want anybody guarding me. I want to be free; I want to be left alone... I would like to go out there and have no one know me, but at the same time, it would bother me, y'know.

My mom worked late, and I was at home a lot by myself. It was good for my imagination - and bad for it, too.

Solitude is not the same as loneliness. Solitude is a solitary boat floating in a sea of possible companions.

Unknown in Paris, I was lost in the great city, but the feeling of living there alone, taking care of myself without any aid, did not at all depress me. If sometimes I felt lonesome, my usual state of mind was one of calm and great moral satisfaction.

Being on your own sometimes is appealing.