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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

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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

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Loneliness can be conquered only by those who can bear solitude. – Paul Tillich

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The right to be alone — the most comprehensive of rights, and the right most valued by civilized man. – Louis D. Brandeis

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