Solitude

Solitude

Solitude is a state of seclusion or isolation, i.e., lack of contact with people. It may stem from bad relationships, deliberate choice, infectious disease, mental disorders, neurological disorders or circumstances of employment or situation (see castaway).

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Famous quotes containing the word solitude:

    “the human

    Revery is a solitude in which
    We compose these propositions, torn by dreams,”
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)

    “One of the many to whom, from straightened circumstances, a consequent inability to form the associations they would wish, and a disinclination to mix with the society they could obtain, London is as complete a solitude as the plains of Syria.”
    —Charles Dickens (1812–1870)

    “A solitude is the audience-chamber of God.”
    —Walter Savage Landor (1775–1864)