In January 1921, I found myself wonderfully alone in an empty carriage in a rocking train in the night between Waterloo and Sherborne. Stars on each side of me; I ran from side to side of the carriage, checking the constellations. Louis MacNeice carriagecheckconstellation share on social
When I was alone, I lived on eggplant, the stove top cook's strongest ally. I fried it and stewed it, and ate it crisp and sludgy, hot and cold. It was cheap and filling and was delicious in all manner of strange combinations. If any was left over, I ate it cold the next day on bread. Laurie Colwin allybreadcheap share on social
Happiness must be cultivated. It is like character. It is not a thing to be safely let alone for a moment, or it will run to weeds. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps charactercultivatehappiness Change image and share on social
Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us. Eric Hoffer compassioncontinuousevil Change image and share on social
Besides individual things like thunder and gunshots, what dogs fear most is not belonging, being alone. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas belongdogfear Change image and share on social
There's no rule I want to break or ever wanted to break - I find the conventional life gratifying - as long as I can sit at my typewriter, alone, for half a day. Edith Pearlman breakconventionalday Change image and share on social
Perhaps he wanted to be alone with Dr. G., who was here, but he should have let me know. At Hoffmann's I felt I was sitting on hot coals, expecting him to arrive every moment. Eva Braun arrivecoalexpect Change image and share on social
I thought about how we need to make children feel that there are times in their lives when they need to be alone and quiet and to be able to accept their aloneness. Bell Hooks acceptalonenesschild Change image and share on social
When they are alone they want to be with others, and when they are with others they want to be alone. After all, human beings are like that. Gertrude Stein beinghuman Change image and share on social
Even though I have often recorded alone, I still feel the best music is made by musicians playing off each other. John Fogerty feelmakemusic Change image and share on social
