"O solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place." - William Cowper

"By all means use some time to be alone." - Edward Young

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I.... I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." - Frost, Robert in 'The Road Not Taken'

"One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude." - Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832)

"Love consists in this: that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other." - Rilke, R. M. [Rainer Maria]