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Being Alone Quotes - Page 9

It is only alone, truly alone that one bursts apart, springs forth.

Maria Isabel Barreno, Maria Teresa Horta, Maria Velho da Costa (1975). “The Three Marias: New Portuguese Letters”, p.347

The primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cultivate that state which most men, necessarily, must avoid: the state of being alone.

"The Creative Process" by James A. Baldwin originally published in The National Culture Center's "Creative America", 1962, and later published in James A. Baldwin "The Price of the Ticket", 1985.

One can endure sorrow alone, but it takes two to be glad.

Elbert Hubbard (1911). “A Thousand & One Epigrams: Selected from the Writings of Elbert Hubbard”

Often whole days pass without my speaking to anyone.

Vincent van Gogh, Ronald Pickvance (1984). “Van Gogh in Arles”, p.71, Metropolitan Museum of Art

So lonely 'twas that God himself Scarce seemed there to be.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1858). “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, p.50

Alone, and without any reference to his neighbours, without any interference, the artist can fashion a beautiful thing; and if he does not do it solely for his own pleasure, he is not an artist at all.

Oscar Wilde, General Press (2016). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Novel, Short Stories, Poetry, Essays and Plays”, p.1043, GENERAL PRESS

I’d rather be poor and happy than rich and alone.

"Lady Gaga raps, rages and shares sex dreams at iTunes Festival" by Gil Kaufman, www.mtv.com. September 01, 2013.