"And being alone
is the best way to be.
When I’m by myself it’s
the best way to be."
Edie Brickell - “Circle Of Friends”
"I lived in solitude in the country and noticed how the monotony of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind."
Albert Einstein (via bonmojo)
"I have to be alone very often. I’d be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That’s how I refuel."
Audrey Hepburn (via topak)
(Source: three85)
"The thoughtful soul to solitude retires."
Omar Khayyam (via anhypnic)
"I shunned the face of man; all sound of joy or complacency was torture to me; solitude was my only consolation—-deep, dark, deathlike solitude."
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (via wolvish)
The Life of the Hermit (a little song)
To be sung under the breath at times of alienation:
The life of the hermit is the life for me,
Living in a cottage in the middle of the trees,
Never saying anything, never doing anything,
Reading all my books until the sun goes down.
(Source: thefunerealwoods)
"Its really tough to face yourself without a distraction, in utter silence, crowded by all your thoughts."
The Girl Soul (via thegirlsoul)
(Source: xsugartownx)
(Source: recortesdamadrugada)