#solitary

Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking. ↗

— Jessamyn West

#complete #family #friends #must #natural

The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, peculiar to myself and to a few other solitary men, is the central and inevitable fact of human existence. ↗

— Tom Wolfe

#belief #central #conviction #curious #existence

I'm not, by nature, a collaborator. My biggest influences were people like painters and poets. These are solitary workers. ↗

— Robert Wyatt

#collaborator #i #influences #like #nature

A solitary laugh is often a laugh of superiority. ↗

— Graham Greene

#often #solitary #superiority

Painting and writing are solitary arts. ↗

— Conrad Hall

#painting #solitary #writing

In this country, don't forget, a habit is no damn private hell. There's no solitary confinement outside of jail. A habit is hell for those you love. And in this country it's the worst kind of hell for those who love you. ↗

— Billie Holiday

#country #damn #forget #habit #hell

The power of a book lies in its power to turn a solitary act into a shared vision. As long as we have books, we are not alone. ↗

— Laura Bush

#alone #book #books #into #lies

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

— Tennessee Williams

#inside #life #our #own #sentenced

The worst vice of the solitary is the worship of his food. ↗

— Cyril Connolly

#his #solitary #vice #worship #worst

Writing is a solitary occupation. ↗