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Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone. - read more
Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone. - The Labyrinth of Solitude, 1950.
Children love to be alone because alone is where they know themselves, and where they dream. - The Man in read more
Children love to be alone because alone is where they know themselves, and where they dream. - The Man in the Water, 1994.
The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.
The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.
Solitude is the playfield of Satan. - Pale Fire, 1962.
Solitude is the playfield of Satan. - Pale Fire, 1962.
No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown, in the end there is one dance you'll do alone.
No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown, in the end there is one dance you'll do alone.
Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.
Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.
There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire. - Journal, read more
There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire. - Journal, December, 1900.
He never is alone that is accompanied with noble thoughts. - Love's Cure, 1647.
He never is alone that is accompanied with noble thoughts. - Love's Cure, 1647.
