Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.

The time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself.

You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.

As I get older I'm more and more comfortable being alone.

We are all sentenced to solitary confinement inside our own skins, for life.

All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone.

Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.

I restore myself when I'm alone.

It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.

I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.