#being 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. ↗

— James Baldwin

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

— Paul Tillich

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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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I mean one of the things about being alone is that you've no people to define yourself off, I mean, people are like all-round mirrors, because let's face it, we don't often see ourselves all round in a mirror anyway, do we. ↗

— Diana Wynne Jones

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Another thing I like to do is sit back and take in nature. To look at the birds, listen to their singing, go hiking, camping and jogging and running, walking along the beach, playing games and sometimes being alone with the great outdoors. It's very special to me. ↗

— Larry Wilcox

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As I get older I'm more and more comfortable being alone. ↗

— Sienna Miller

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People used what they called a telephone because they hated being close together and they were scared of being alone. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

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My favorite hobby is being alone. I like to be alone. I also like dancing, fishing, playing poker sometimes and vegetable gardening - corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, I have a big garden every year. ↗

— Emanuel Steward

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