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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. ↗

— James Baldwin

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There's a tremendous difference between alone and lonely. You could be lonely in a group of people. I like being alone. I like eating by myself. I go home at night and just watch a movie or hang out with my dog. I have to exert myself and really say, oh God, I've got to see my friends 'cause I'm too content being by myself. ↗

— Drew Barrymore

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

— John Berger

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

— Ellen Burstyn

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I only go out to get me a fresh appetite for being alone. ↗

— Lord Byron

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

— Justin Timberlake

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I have a huge, active imagination, and I think I'm really scared of being alone; because if I'm left to my own devices, I'll just turn into a madwoman. ↗

— Claire Danes

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

— Paul Tillich

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Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I'm most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who will care for me. ↗

— Anne Hathaway

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I have an internal protectiveness where it's like, if it comes to just me, as frightened as I am of losing someone I love or things going sour or simply being alone, there is a dark place in my brain where I'm like, It could happen and I'm okay, I'm prepared. ↗

— Lena Headey

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