#solitude

The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil. ↗

— Thomas A. Edison

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I can write best in the silence and solitude of the night, when everyone has retired. ↗

— Zane Grey

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There's a difference between solitude and loneliness. I can understand the concept of being a monk for a while. ↗

— Tom Hanks

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Solitude is independence. ↗

— Hermann Hesse

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To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do. ↗

— Victor Hugo

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Time was passing like a hand waving from a train I wanted to be on. I hope you never have to think about anything as much as I think about you. ↗

— Jonathan Safran Foer

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being alone never felt right. sometimes it felt good, but it never felt right. ↗

— Charles Bukowski

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In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History? ↗

— Charles de Gaulle

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