#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

Painting and writing are solitary arts. ↗

— Conrad Hall

#painting #solitary #writing

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 were now arrived at the close of our solitary journeyings along the St. Joseph's trail. ↗

— Francis Parkman

#arrived #close #joseph #now #our

The temple of Ceres should be in a solitary spot out of the city, to which the public are not necessarily led but for the purpose of sacrificing to her. ↗

— Marcus V. Pollio

#her #led #necessarily #out #public

It is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must be a reason the more for us to do it. ↗

— Rainer Maria Rilke

#good #more #must #reason #solitary

I suppose directing on set is the most fun because it's a good crack and you feel you're on the battlefield whereas writing is a fairly solitary undertaking. ↗

— Guy Ritchie

#because #crack #directing #fairly #feel

Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles. ↗

— Washington Irving

#create #disadvantage #every #irresistible #minds

Well I've been writing books. So that, by its nature, is kind of a solitary occupation. And from time to time I have research help, but mostly I've done those completely on my own. ↗

— Caroline Kennedy

#books #completely #done #from time to time #help

Mark all mathematical heads which be wholly and only bent on these sciences, how solitary they be themselves, how unfit to live with others, how unapt to serve the world. ↗

— Roger Ascham

#heads #how #live #mark #mathematical