Perhaps our own opposition to even the level of European integration we have now, let alone any more, is well known. Nigel Farage europeanintegrationlevel Change image and share on social
Truly, there is a Christian note which makes the whole World vibrate, like an immense gong, in the divine Christ. This note is unique and universal, and in it alone consists the Gospel. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin christchristianconsist Change image and share on social
When you hear that howl alone at night in the forest, it's one of the most frightening sounds you'll ever hear. Tim Cope forestfrightenhear Change image and share on social
I believe that we're not alone. How can we be alone in an infinite universe? I'm using the word 'alien' with a little trepidation because I know that sparks so many different versions of that word, and there are so many different images that come into one person's head when someone says it. Rose Leslie alienheadimage share on social
I very much wished not to be noticed, and to be left alone, and I sort of succeeded. Mary Oliver leavenoticesort Change image and share on social
As a child, I wanted only two things - to be left alone to read my library books, and to get away from my provincial hometown and go to London to be a writer. And I always knew that when I got there, I wanted to make loads of money. Julie Burchill bookchildhometown share on social
Largely this is a class thing - writers tend to be cosseted little middle-class kiddies who think that the world owes them a royalty cheque. But just doing it - being in your room for years on end, locked in your head, alone with invented ghosts - it weakens and softens the body. And I know I can't just live in my head. Tony Parsons bodychequeclass share on social
At the moment of childbirth, every woman has the same aura of isolation, as though she were abandoned, alone. Boris Pasternak abandonaurachildbirth Change image and share on social
I'm proud to report that in 2004 alone, we approved 3,600 new units of housing - our best year ever! Thomas Menino approvehouseproud Change image and share on social
Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering. R. Buckminster Fuller casestaggerthink Change image and share on social