I do read all my work aloud as I'm working - this has made it a little hard to adjust to my husband's retirement. I can shout the shouty parts if I'm alone in the house, but of course, I feel a fool if someone is there to hear me. Karen Joy Fowler adjustaloudfeel share on social
You can't fake it when you're alone with God, you know. Jim Bakker fakegod Change image and share on social
It's our government; just leave us alone and... let the free market create the jobs. Stephen Fincher createfreegovernment Change image and share on social
Let me alone: I have yet my legs and one arm. Tell the surgeon to make haste and his instruments. I know I must lose my right arm, so the sooner it's off the better. Horatio Nelson armhasteinstrument Change image and share on social
If there is anything about your 'self' of which you can be sure, it is that it is anchored in your own body and yours alone. The person you experience as 'you' is here and now and nowhere else. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran anchorebodyexperience Change image and share on social
Writers are often alone when they work. Hours pass in silence as one long moment; light fades as day turns back to face the coming night. Simon Van Booy backcomeday Change image and share on social
Even when I'm alone, my life revolves around film. I think that's why I live in New York, not L.A., where it's so concentrated. Paul Dano concentratefilmlife Change image and share on social
I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space. Randy Quaid creativeleavespace Change image and share on social
Politicians usually get the blame for dragging their feet on environmental issues. And fair enough. Most of them do just that. But the blame isn't theirs alone. For politicians afraid of losing votes, a bristling media waiting to transform good green ideas into monsters is a colossal disincentive. Zac Goldsmith afraidblamebristle share on social
For me, books have always been a way to feel less alone while being alone. Perhaps if I was depressed and isolated, just communicating with these authors through their sentences helped me. Jonathan Ames authorbookcommunicate Change image and share on social