Thomas Merton Quotes about Solitude

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It is in deep solitude and silence that I find the gentleness with which I can truly love my brother and sister.

It is in deep solitude and silence that I find the gentleness with which I can truly love my brother and sister.

Thomas Merton

Brother, Silence, Solitude

The speech of God is silence. His Word is solitude.

Thomas Merton

Silence, Solitude, Speech

Thomas Merton (1996). “Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk & Writer”, Harper San Francisco

Solitude is a way to defend the spirit against the murderous din of our materialism.

Thomas Merton

Wisdom, Solitude, Way

Solitude is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a deepening of the present, and unless you look for it in the present you will never find it.

Thomas Merton

Peace, Solitude, Looks

Thomas Merton (2012). “On Christian Contemplation”, p.36, New Directions Publishing

I have only one desire, and that is the desire for solitude-to disappear into God, to be submerged in His peace, to be lost in the secret of His Face.

Thomas Merton

Solitude, Secret, Desire

Thomas Merton (2009). “Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk and a Writer”, p.51, Harper Collins

But there is greater comfort in the substance of silence than in the answer to a question.

Thomas Merton

Wisdom, Silence, Solitude

Thomas Merton (2002). “The Sign of Jonas”, p.373, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

I shall lead you through the loneliness, the solitude you will not understand; but it is my shortcut to your soul.

Thomas Merton

Loneliness, Soul, Solitude

Solitude is so necessary both for society and for the individual that when society fails to provide sufficient solitude to develop the inner life of the persons who compose it, they rebel and seek false solitudes.

Thomas Merton

Solitude, Rebel, Failing

Thomas Merton (2002). “No Man Is an Island”, p.271, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt