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.

I want to be left alone.

I want to be left alone.

Solitude is the playfield of Satan. - Pale Fire, 1962.

Solitude is the playfield of Satan. - Pale Fire, 1962.

Absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends.

Absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends.

Sometimes I need what only you can provide, your absence.

Sometimes I need what only you can provide, your absence.

Regrets are idle; yet history is one long regret. Everything might have turned out so differently. - My Summer in read more

Regrets are idle; yet history is one long regret. Everything might have turned out so differently. - My Summer in a Garden.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

One can acquire everything in solitude except character. - On Love, 1822.

One can acquire everything in solitude except character. - On Love, 1822.

Forget regret, or life is yours to miss.

Forget regret, or life is yours to miss.