“To do much clear thinking a person must arrange for regular periods of solitude when they can concentrate and indulge the imagination without distraction.”
“Cease the bickering! I am indulging the exotic whims of a beautiful princess and must not be distracted.”
“All profound distraction opens certain doors. You have to allow yourself to be distracted when you are unable to concentrate.”
“I think nighttime is dark so you can imagine your fears with less distraction.”
“Funny how we think of romance as always involving two, when the romance of solitude can be ever so much more delicious and intense.”
“The most incredible thing is that so much happens outside of the will. You can’t will anything. Not even solitude is an act of will. You simply endure it. You must hold on until the very end, without weakening. You can do nothing else. But you must not believe that because you accept being nothing, you are anyone special.”