“Solitude was corrupting me. I needed company and care.”

“Solitude desolates me; company oppresses me.”

Fernando Pessoa book The Book of Disquiet

“I hate who steals my solitude, without really offer me in exchange company.”

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and classical philologist

“My solitude doesn’t depend on the presence or absence of people; on the contrary, I hate who steals my solitude without, in exchange, offering me true company.”

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and classical philologist

“I love solitude but I prize it most when company is available.”

Saul Bellow (1915–2005) Canadian-born American writer

“This perpetual hurry of business and company ruins me in soul if not in body. More solitude and earlier hours!”

William Wilberforce (1759–1833) English politician

“I have not a desire but a need for solitude.”

Roland Barthes (1915–1980) French philosopher, critic and literary theorist

“Letter writing is the only device combining solitude with good company.”

George Gordon Byron (1788–1824) English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement

“He needed his solitude at times, but he wasn't a hermit. He did a lot of socializing. Sometimes I think it was like he was storing up company for the times when he knew nobody would be around.”

Jon Krakauer book Into the Wild

“A bore is someone who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company.”

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet