" Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is richness of self. "

— May Sarton

" Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom. "

— Francis Bacon

" The highlight of my childhood was making my brother laugh so hard that food came out his nose. "

— Garrison Keillor

" Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. "

— Robert A. Heinlein

" Silence is not the absence of something but the presence of everything. "

— John Grossmann

" People think being alone makes you lonely, but I don't think that's true. Being surrounded by the wrong people is the loneliest thing in the world. "

— Kim Culbertson