Still and all, why bother? Here's my answer. Many people need desperately to receive this message: I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone. Kurt Vonnegut answerbothercare share on social
I like to be alone so I can write. But focus can hurt you. I don't want to be some stress casualty in early middle age. James Ellroy agecasualtyearly Change image and share on social
Most umpires are good about letting the argument go, but you can only go on for so long, or go so far. If you don't leave it alone after a minute or two, you're in trouble. They want to keep the game moving, so they've got to throw you out. I had trouble leaving it alone, I guess. Bobby Cox argumentgamegood share on social
To really be centered and to really work well and to think about the kinds of things that I need to think about, I need to spend large amounts of time alone. Donna Tartt amountcenterkind Change image and share on social
A lot of people prefer to be alone. They would rather be a palm tree on an island. I don't get it. Jose Andres islandlotpalm Change image and share on social
You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself. K. D. Lang audienceessentiallyrespect Change image and share on social
I don't like going to dinner by myself; I'll call for delivery before I do that. It's awkward if you're at a table all alone. I'm sure nobody even notices, but there's something about it. Max Thieriot awkwardcalldelivery Change image and share on social
Who knows what true loneliness is - not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. The most miserable outcast hugs some memory or some illusion. Joseph Conrad conventionalhugillusion Change image and share on social
When anything goes digital, let alone something as immaterial as a book, there is a tendency to see it as just in the air to be taken, and to lose the sense that somebody once made it. Graham Swift airbookdigital Change image and share on social
I'm fortunate that I've been in this business long enough that I've earned the right to be left alone by my record company. Don Henley businesscompanyearn Change image and share on social
