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Solitude is pleasant. Loneliness is not.

Remember that although the distinction can be difficult to draw, loneliness and solitude are different.

Solitude is not the same as loneliness. Solitude is a solitary boat floating in a sea of possible companions.

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

Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.

There's a difference between solitude and loneliness. I can understand the concept of being a monk for a while.

The solution to alone-ness is not more solitude, but companionship and community.

Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone.

Solitude is very different from a 'time-out' from our busy lives. Solitude is the very ground from which community grows. Whenever we pray alone, study, read, write, or simply spend quiet time away from the places where we interact with each other directly, we are potentially opened for a deeper intimacy with each other.

Solitude is creativity's best friend, and solitude is refreshment for our souls.