Alice Hegan Rice Quotes

Solitude, if rightly used, becomes not only a privilege but a necessity. Only a superficial soul fears to fraternize with itself.

Alice Hegan Rice

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• Solitude, if rightly used, becomes not only a privilege but a necessity. Only a superficial soul fears to fraternize with itself.

  

  Alice Hegan Rice
  • Solitude
  • Privilege
  • Necessity