What's agitating about solitude is the inner voice telling you that you should be mated to somebody, that solitude is a mistake. The inner voice doesn't care about who you find. It just keeps pestering you, tormenting you.
Charles BaxterWhen youโre in love you donโt have to do a damn thing. You can just be. You can just stay quiet in the world. You donโt have to move an inch.
Charles BaxterThe worst mistakes I've made have been the ones directed by sweet-natured hopefulness.
Charles Baxter