George R. R. Martin Quotes

Solitude is un-American.

The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.

I like the idea of being alone. I like the idea of often being alone in all aspects of my life. I like to feel lonely. I like to need things.

To live alone is the fate of all great souls.

The strong man is strongest when alone.

I really do work in solitude.

A lot of people prefer to be alone. They would rather be a palm tree on an island. I don't get it.

Be an outcast. Be pleased to walk alone.

We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and -- in spite of True Romance magazines -- we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. I do not say lonely -- at least, not all the time -- but essentially, and finally, alone. This is what makes your self-respect so important, and I don't see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness.

Not only England, but every Englishman is an island.

I am not a joiner. Somewhere I once said that people join clubs now for the very reason they once carried them, a need for security. Maybe I'm alone more often than I should be, because I try to find security within myself.

Being alone makes us stronger. That’s the honest truth. But it’s cold comfort, since even if I wanted company no one will come near me anymore.

It is useless to advise solitude for everyone; one must be strong enough to endure it and to work alone.

But if I must be alone, I refuse to be alone as if it were something weak and distasteful, like convalescence.

We are like snails, each stuck to his own leaf.

I think my comparison with Shane would be a loner. I always got the impression that she wasn't scared to be alone. She enjoys it. I can relate to that.

Solitude is independence.

Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies; for solitude is essential to man. All men come into this world alone and leave it alone.

Be able to live alone, even if you don't want to and think you will never find it necessary.

I've always been kind of a loner. Continue to be.

I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.

I don't collaborate. You're born alone, you die alone, you get on stage alone.

The task of the solitary man is to be even more solitary.

You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence.

I am very slow to warm. I've always been sort of a loner. I didn't play team sports. I am better one-on-one than in big groups.