When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone.

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

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

Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.

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

All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.

I never said, 'I want to be alone.' I only said, 'I want to be left alone.' There is all the difference.

I finally faced the fact that it isn't a crime not having friends. Being alone means you have fewer problems.

I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.

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