I am afraid to show you who I really am, because if I show you who I really am, you might not like it--and that's all I got

In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us

The great omission in American life is solitude. . . that zone of time and space, free from the outside pressures, which is the incinerator of the spirit

Solitude is un-American

He is his own best friend, and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of no virtue or ability is his own worst enemy and is afraid of solitude