Solitude gives birth to the original in us, to beauty unfamiliar and perilous - to poetry. But also, it gives birth to the opposite: to the perverse, the illicit, the absurd. Thomas Mann absurdbeautybirth Change image and share on social
Solitude has its own very strange beauty to it. Liv Tyler beautysolitudestrange Change image and share on social
Solitude is a breeding ground for idiosyncrasy, and I relish that about it, the way it liberates whim. Caroline Knapp breedgrindidiosyncrasy Change image and share on social
Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character. James Russell Lowell characterimaginationneedful Change image and share on social
Solitude is better than the society of evil persons. Abu Bakr evilpersonsociety Change image and share on social
Solitude is creativity's best friend, and solitude is refreshment for our souls. Naomi Judd creativityfriendrefreshment Change image and share on social
Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine. Honore de Balzac finesolitude Change image and share on social
Solitude is good in the evening. Dublin is a quiet city when you get to a certain age, when your friends settle down and have kids. Nothing much happens here. Colm Toibin agecitydublin Change image and share on social
Solitude is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a deepening of the present, and unless you look for it in the present you will never find it. Thomas Merton deepenfindfuture Change image and share on social
