Solitude

“I have rarely written in the same room with anyone.”

“I have this terrible urge to get away from the hustle and bustle and be alone to do what I want to do.”

“When it comes to songwriting, for me there needs to be prolonged periods of silence.”

“I talk all my paintings to myself.”

“There is nowhere one needs to hide but in one’s own heart.”

“I think companionship doubles the pleasure & halves the sorrows of life.”

“Sempre fui muito acanhada, muito tímida, como sou até hoje… por timidez passei a pintar.”

“We're all lonely, but I'd rather be lonely by myself than with a long list of duties and obligations.”

“Yo soy salvaje, ando sola, independiente, no estoy en grupos.”

“Writing a novel is a socially approved way of sitting in a corner and fantasizing.”

“I lived a pretty quiet life.”

“Samotność jest fantastyczna!”

“Az ember lényegében mindig köteles megóvni a maga szuverenitását – ami nem magányosság.”

“I had little time to stop, make deep friendships. I could indulge a leaning toward speculation and fantasy.”

“I felt like myself only in the quiet hours of the night.”

“Me comunico mejor con el silencio, sin el que no se podrían dar la poesía, la música, ni el encuentro con uno mismo.”

“La poesía es el acto más privado y solitario de mi vida.”

“I lay my harp on the curved table. Sitting there idly, filled only with emotions. Why should I trouble to play? A breeze will come and sweep the strings.”