Solitude
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The cure for loneliness is solitude.
—Marianne Moore
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Loneliness is the poverty of self.
Solitude is the richness of self.
—May Sarton
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I never found a companion so companionable as solitude.
—Henry David Thoreau
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The night is my companion,
and solitude my guide.
—Sarah McLachlan
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. . . in solitude, or in that deserted state when we are surrounded by human beings and yet they sympathise not with us, we love the flowers, the grass and the waters and the sky. In the motion of the very leaves of spring in the blue air there is then found a secret correspondence with our heart.
—Percy Bysshe Shelley
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There's a world where I can go
and tell my secrets to
In my room
In my room
—The Beach Boys
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closing the gate
alone with the stones
on this beautiful night
—Shuoshi Mizuhara
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O’Keeffe said
a very old friend of hers—Dave—
was one of the few people
she could stand with
in a beautiful place
and feel all alone.
Those people are pretty rare
she said,
she once stood with him
on the rim of the Grand Canyon
and felt alone.
—C.S. Merrill
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How nice not to hope
that something will happen,
but to lie on the couch with a book,
hoping that nothing will.
To hear the wood creak
and to think.
It is lovely to stay
without wanting to leave.
—Jennifer Moxley
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So please don't give
a thought to me
I'm really doin' fine
You can always find me here
I'm havin' quite a time
—Statler Brothers
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I want to know
if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like
the company you keep
in the empty moments.
—Oriah
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Sometimes I need to be alone.
—Kendrick Lamar
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In the space where there is nothing
Poem: I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
Poem: Dividend of the Social Opt Out
Poem: Stopping By Woods On a Snowy Evening
How solitude can help you regulate your mood
What you learn from eating alone