Quotes about Solitude

Again He went away and prayed, saying the same thing.

At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving.

Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.

In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.

And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,

Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.

And if I'm alone in bed, I will go to the window, look up at the sky, and feel certain that loneliness is a lie, because the Universe is there to keep me company.

there is nothing worse than the feeling that no one cares whether we exist or not, that no one is interested in what we have to say about life, and that the world can continue turning without our awkward presence. I began to imagine how many millions of people were, at that moment, feeling utterly useless and wretched—however rich, charming, and delightful they might be—because they were alone that night, as they were yesterday, and as they might well be tomorrow.

I can speak to my soul only when the two of us are off exploring deserts or cities or mountains or roads.

Sometimes it's better to be with the sheep, who don't say anything. And better still to be alone with one's books. They tell their incredible stories at the time when you want to hear them. But when you're talking to people, they say some things that are so strange that you don't know how to continue the conversation.

solitude is not absence of love, but its complement

The boy knew that in money there was magic; whoever has money is never really alone.