Memorable Quotes By American Female Authors On Wanting To Be Alone

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"I love being alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude."
Henry David Thoreau
"And when I’m alone, I’m free to examine my thoughts and feelings at length because there’s no one to interrupt me."
Harriet Beecher Stowe
"The best part of being alone is that you really don't have to talk to yourself."
Rebecca McClanahan
"I think it’s important to be your own person, and the foundation of that is, oftentimes, being alone."
Willa Cather
"I love solitude. I can be alone, but I think I was a little scared of it."
Zora Neale Hurston
"The time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself."
Drew Barrymore
"With a little distance, we can see how flawed and human we are. And that's magnified when we are alone."
Lynn Margulis
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"I can be alone, but it’s nice to know someone is always there."
Edna St. Vincent Millay
"Solitude is where I place my chaos to rest and awaken my inner peace."
Nicole B. Smith
"There is a great deal of difference between being alone and being lonely."
Maya Angelou
"Being solitary is being alone well: being alone luxuriously immersed in do-nothingness."
Alice Koller
"I miss my solitude. In the morning, I could settle myself in my own thoughts."
Alice Walker
"Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better."
Henry Rollins
"I choose to be alone because I know my worth and I choose solitude over contradictory company."
Margaret Atwood
"People think they need to be together. But I love my solitude, and cherish it."
Paula Cole
"Being alone has its benefits; it gives you a chance to reflect and to focus on personal growth."
Diana Gabaldon
"When you are alone, you are free to be anything you desire."
Toni Morrison
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"When I'm alone I can unleash my imagination and creativity."
Katherine Paterson
"Sometimes, you need to disconnect from the world to reconnect with yourself."
Gwendolyn Brooks
"Solitude allows us the opportunity to fully realize we are more than our fears and doubts."
Maxine Hong Kingston
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"I enjoy being alone and allow myself to recharge."
Caroline Knapp
"Every so often, I wish I could be free of societal expectations and just exist within my own world."
Sylvia Plath
"In solitude, I find my strength and resilience; I grow beyond the noise."
Louise Erdrich
"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance."
Oscar Wilde
"The silence, after the noise, is the best music to my soul."
Nikki Giovanni

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