Introversion
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Loneliness is the poverty of self.
Solitude is the richness of self.
—May Sarton
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I never found a companion so companionable as solitude.
—Henry David Thoreau
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The night is my companion
And solitude my guide
—Sarah McLachlan
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There's a world where I can go
And tell my secrets to
In my room
In my room
—The Beach Boys
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O’Keeffe said
a very old friend of hers—Dave—
was one of the few people
she could stand with
in a beautiful place
and feel all alone.
Those people are pretty rare
she said,
she once stood with him
on the rim of the Grand Canyon
and felt alone.
—C.S. Merrill,
O’Keeffe: Days in a Life
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How nice not to hope
that something will happen,
but to lie on the couch with a book,
hoping that nothing will.
To hear the wood creak
and to think.
It is lovely to stay
without wanting to leave.
—Jennifer Moxley
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this place makes me
the kind of exhausted that has
nothing to do with sleep
and everything to do with
the people around me
—rupi kaur
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i am empty. i am drained
this version of my internal world
needs filling. i need charging.
—TeaZed Zug
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So please don't give
a thought to me
I'm really doin' fine
You can always find me here
I'm havin' quite a time
—Statler Brothers
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Sometimes I need to be alone.
—Kendrick Lamar
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Leave,
but don't leave me
—Pink Floyd
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It is a joy to be hidden,
and a disaster not to be found.
—Donald Winnicott
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In the space where there is nothing
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