If someone was out all day, we wouldn’t give them just one cat, because they would be lonely – we would give them two cats. – Celia Hammond
On the other hand, I mean, that is what writers have always been supposed to do, was to rely on their own devices and to – I mean, writing is a lonely business. – Donna Tartt
Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world. You’ve got all the fans, lots of hangers-on jumping up and shouting different words. But when you actually go in the ring, it’s a very lonely and scary place. It’s just you and the other guy. – Frank Bruno
I thought it would be interesting to write a song about a lonely person who is scared to see the truth that is right in from of him. I thought it would be interesting if you could watch yourself from a distance. – Matthew Shultz
Writing is a solitary endeavor, but not a lonely one. When you write, your world is populated by the characters you invent, and you feel those people filling your life. – Danielle Steel
I thought I wasn’t attractive or talented anymore. I cried easily and was depressed and removed. I became emotionally insecure about what the second half of my life would bring. I was angry, scared, frightened and lonely. – Marsha Mason
It takes so much strength to say to your ego, ‘You know what? You’re going to keep me lonely, so I have to ignore you.’ – George Michael
If you write fiction, you’re by yourself. There are certain advantages to that in that you don’t have to explain anything to anybody. But when you get in with others who share the loneliness of the whole enterprise, you’re not lonely anymore. – Denis Johnson
I do paint, and I wanted to actually be a painter. Sometimes I’ll whip out paints. It’s tough to find the motivation, but it’s also a solitary, lonely occupation. What I like about acting is that it is such a collaborative thing. – Dichen Lachman
I talk to my readers on social networking sites, but I never tell them what the book is about. Writing is lonely, so from time to time I talk to them on the Internet. It’s like chatting at a bar without leaving your office. I talk with them about a lot of things other than my books. – Paulo Coelho
Writing a novel is an intense and lonely business, but you have the reward at the end of a very direct dialogue between you and the reader. – Neil Cross
You have to stick to what you love, as writing is such a lonely and depressing existence… stick to what you love and someone will hear your voice. – Chris Terrio
I know sometimes I can come off like a lonely spinster in a tower. That’s not me at all. – Daphne Guinness
I’ve shut myself inside these walls, and I’m going to be a very lonely old lady if I’m not careful. – Danielle Steel
But painting can be too lonely… I like being with people too much to have ever made that my life’s work. – Marie Windsor
My energies get used up quite quickly, and the psychic space I’m in when I write is a very lonely one, so I found that harder and harder to get back to. – Michel Faber
I wasn’t happy at all as a child. I was very privileged and knew extraordinary people, but I felt very lonely: my mother thought I was extremely difficult and my grandmother was extremely severe. – Marisa Berenson
I always remember responding very emotionally to film. I had a lot of lonely time on my hands because I wasn’t really the best-looking kid in my town and I sort of pined after girls. I had to sort of immerse myself in the arts because girls weren’t particularly interested in me. – McG
It is true that when you’re in the White House alone, it is a lonely place. Big and lonely. – Nancy Reagan
It’s a cliche, but true, that writing is intensely solitary and at times really lonely. I sit in one room and talk to squirrels and blue jays all day. – Douglas Coupland