The single life is severely underrated. In addition to doing whatever you want, whenever you damn please, being single — and no longer having to devote mental energy to a relationship — frees you up to explore what really makes you happy in life.

To remind you that you don’t need someone by your side to be perfectly content, we’ve rounded up 12 of our favorite quotes on solitude and the single life below.

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