Alone : (174) " When someone is looking at me, I feel they are looking at someone standing behind me, not at me. " - Nawazuddin Siddiqui " I need quiet and solitude to work. Darkness is best. If I am wide awake, I can’t write. " - Jeff Lindsay " I’m afraid that the United States is more isolated today than at any other time in my memory. " - Brent Scowcroft " I prefer to stay in if I have a choice. I lose energy being around people. I know that sounds horrible. " - Shamir " I just always assume no one is listening. " - Elvis Duran " If you’re a misanthrope you stay at home. There are certain writers who really don’t like other people. I’m not like that, I don’t think. " - Paul Theroux " We have no friends on the court. " - Luka Doncic " I tend to be a little bit more quiet and just to myself. I’m a little bit more introverted than extroverted. " - Nathan Chen " ‘Still Clean’ discusses the hopelessness of waiting for someone who’s abandoned you. " - Soccer Mommy " My poverty is not complete: it lacks me. " - Antonio Porchia