Man loves company even if it is only that of a small burning candle. – Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

What a commentary on civilization, when being alone is being suspect; when one has to apologize for it, make excuses, hide the fact that one practices it — like a secret vice. – Anne Morrow Lindbergh

I have a great deal of company in the house, especially in the morning when nobody calls. – Henry David Thoreau

Solitude never hurt anyone. Emily Dickinson lived alone, and she wrote some of the most beautiful poetry the world has ever known… then went crazy as a loon. – Matt Groening, The Simpsons, spoken by the character Lisa Simpson