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Famous Recluses Quotes

Famous people who have lived as recluses often have interesting things to say about seclusion and life in general. Below is a list of quotations by famous people, living and dead, who at one point stepped away from society. Unlike quotes specifically about social anxiety, some of these ponderings reflect seclusion as a choice.

“My belief is that ‘recluse’ is a code word generated by journalists meaning, ‘doesn’t like to talk to reporters.’” ~ Thomas Pynchon

“Saying nothing sometimes says the most.” ~ Emily Dickinson

“Genius is never understood in its own time.” Bill Watterson

“I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.” ~ Emily Bronte

“Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent.” ~ Emily Dickinson

“We do not play the piano with our fingers but with our mind.” ~ Glenn Gould

“Being a movie star, and this applies to all of them, means being looked at from every possible direction. You are never left at peace, you’re just fair game.” ~ Greta Garbo

“I never said, ‘I want to be alone.’ I only said, ‘I want to be left alone.’ There is all the difference.” ~ Greta Garbo

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.” ~ Harper Lee

“I hope to hell that when I do die somebody has the sense to just dump me in the river or something. Anything except sticking me in a goddam cemetary. People coming and putting a bunch of flowers on your stomach on Sunday, and all that crap. Who wants flowers when you’re dead? Nobody.” ~ J.D. Salinger

“I don’t consider myself qualified to do a movie about international intrigue – I seldom leave the country.” ~ John Hughes

“And I remember going to the record studio and there was a park across the street and I’d see all the children playing and I would cry because it would make me sad that I would have to work instead.” ~ Michael Jackson

“Practice something that makes you better. Don’t do something that ingrains habits that make you worse. But that’s what 99 percent of the people do.” ~ Moe Norman

“It’s crazy how you can get yourself in a mess sometimes and not even be able to think about it with any sense and yet not be able to think about anything else.” ~ Stanley Kubrick

“I’m disappearing, avoiding most things.” ~ Syd Barrett

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