"I never found a companion that was..." - Quote by Henry David Thoreau

“Absolutely speaking, Do unto others as you would that they should do unto you is by no means a golden rule, but the best of current silver. An honest man would have but little occasion for it. It is golden not to have any rule at all in such a case.”

“It is very rare that you meet with obstacles in this world, which the humblest man has not faculties to surmount.”

“There is a difference between eating and drinking for strength and from mere gluttony.”

“Especially for those of us who lived in single cells, you had the time to sit down and think, and we discovered that sitting down just to think is one of the best ways of keeping yourself fresh and able, to be able to address the problems facing you, and you had the opportunity, also, of examining your past.”

“You can write anytime people will leave you alone and not interrupt you.”

“I wasn't thriving socially, so I stayed in my room and played guitar all the time.”

“It all comes down to who's by your side.”

“Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine.”

“The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence was at Norland Park, in the centre of their property, where, for many generations, they had lived in so respectable a manner as to engage the general good opinion of their surrounding acquaintance. The late owner of this estate was a single man, who lived to a very advanced age, and who for many years of his life, had a constant companion and housekeeper in his sister.”