Pastoral Resources

In solitude, where we are least alone.

Solitude shows us what should be; society shows us what we are.

I was thinking, too, of Superman and his fortress of solitude.

I don't mind solitude. I love talking to other people, but I do need my space.

There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a poison that makes you beat your head against the wall.

Books support us in our solitude and keep us from being a burden to ourselves.

A great reader seldom recognizes his solitude.

People who abhor solitude may abhor company almost as much.

Solitude can be used well by very few people. They who do must have a knowledge of the world to see the foolishness of it, and enough virtue to despise all the vanity.

O solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.

I'm pretty social so it's hard for me to find solitude, but I need to have solitude to write.

During my solitude, conflicting thoughts increased; but much exercise of soul had the effect of causing the scriptures to gain complete ascendancy over me.

The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.

Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature.

The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.

I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.

It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That's always been a tug of war for me.

In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?

Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius.

The weight of the world is love. Under the burden of solitude, under the burden of dissatisfaction.