I was a man who thrived on solitude; without it I was like another man without food or water. Each day without solitude weakened me. I took no pride in my solitude; but I was dependent on it.
Forrás: Factotum (1975), Ch. 17
Kontextus: I got into bed, opened the bottle, worked the pillow into a hard knot behind my back, took a deep breath, and sat in the dark looking out of the window. It was the first time I had been alone for five days. I was a man who thrived on solitude; without it I was like another man without food or water. Each day without solitude weakened me. I took no pride in my solitude; but I was dependent on it. The darkness of the room was like sunlight to me. I took a drink of wine.
„A magányra nem az ellenségei ítélik az embert, hanem a barátai.”
„A magány jó, de viszont szükséged van valakire, aki elmondja neked, hogy a magány jó.”
„Az unalmas ember az, aki megfoszt a magánytól anélkül, hogy társaságot nyújtana.”
„Nagyon fontos kihasználni a magányt.”
Es muy importante disfrutar de la soledad.
Ő mondta, Aranyköpések
„A magány: nagy társaság; az elhagyottsághoz legalább kettő kell.”
„Aki a magányban gyönyörködik, az vagy vadállat, vagy isten.”
