Bonnie Jo Campbell Quotes

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone, and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom, for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

It would be nice to be a bit autonomous again, to enjoy something a bit quiet.

And I find - I'm 63, and my capacity to be by myself and just spend time by myself hasn't diminished any. That's the necessary part of being a writer, you better like being alone.

I enjoy my time alone.

I secretly enjoy being alone - hiking alone, skiing alone, walking along the beach alone, going to movies alone. Do not get me wrong, I like sharing my life with other people, but sometimes I really enjoy being as alone as possible.

You need to keep something for yourself. As a writer, I feel that even more strongly. I feel like I need to be able to freely observe the world. That's the way I like to move through the world; I don't need to be the focus of attention. If I am, it impairs my ability to write and to do what I do.

I'm good at being by myself. I guess if you're a writer you get used to that.

A person has to be by himself a little bit. We weren’t born in a flock. Togetherness drives me out of my mind.

If I have to be alone I want to be by myself.

I've spent so much of my life travelling alone, so I keep things to myself.

I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.

The best part about being alone is that you really don't have to answer to anybody. You do what you want.

I live by myself. I come in the door, I can throw my stuff on the floor. I can leave the dishes.

And I found that when I built my own place and just shut the door, the creativity was endless.

I feel very lucky and privileged to be a writer. I feel lucky in the sense that I can branch out into prose and tell different kinds of stories and stuff. But being a writer is so great because you're literally not dependent on anybody.

All we ask is to be let alone.

I never said, 'I want to be alone.' I only said, 'I want to be left alone.' There is all the difference.

I love being by myself.

The mind can weave itself warmly in the cocoon of its own thoughts, and dwell a hermit anywhere.

I spend an awful lot of time by myself and enjoy that.

Living by myself out in Malibu has been really good. I kind of have my freedom; I've got a whole house to myself. The tough part comes when sometimes, you know, you get pretty lonely.

You're not a slave to those test audiences.

I'm very independent.

I liked roaming around by myself.