Alessandra Torresani

My dad could be beyond brilliant but totally introverted. If we're talking about computers, he's on. Otherwise, he's a total recluse - he stays in the house and won't leave, and I'm like that. If I'm not working, I'm locked up in my room.

American Actress

Nicholas Hammond

He can't have any friends and maintain his secret identity as Spider-Man. He can't even have a normal sex life. He's a national hero, yet he's a recluse. He's instantly recognized by the public, but he cant tell anyone who he is.

Christopher Lloyd

I tend to avoid things like award shows and panels and interviews, not remotely because I feel I'm above them or wish to cultivate the image of the intriguing recluse. I'm just not very good at them.

American Actor

Maya Angelou

I'm happy to be a writer - of prose, poetry, every kind of writing. Every person in the world who isn't a recluse, hermit or mute uses words. I know of no other art form that we always use.

American Poet

Kenko Yoshida

A certain recluse, I know not who, once said that no bonds attached him to this life, and the only thing he would regret leaving was the sky.

Kourtney Kardashian

I do become a recluse once in a while. It's so nice to just be at home and to not have to deal with the outside world.

American Celebrity

Fawad Khan

I'm a quiet person. It's only when I am cued to talk that I talk. Otherwise, I'm reserved and a bit of a recluse.

Pakistani Actor

Kendrick Lamar

I've been called a recluse. There's definitely truth in that. I like to spend time alone.

American Musician

Sridevi

When you are a public personality, you can't afford to be a recluse.

Indian Actress

Alfred Nobel

A recluse without books and ink is already in life a dead man.

Swedish Scientist

Recluse emphasizes a choice to avoid social contact, not just being alone by circumstance.

Voluntary Isolation

The term can imply a judgment; suggesting someone is a recluse might seem critical.

Negative Undertone

A recluse might still interact occasionally, just less often than most people.

Not Always Total

 So what's the scariest thing you've ever done? Maybe it's spiders. A lot of people are afraid of spiders. I think you should be afraid of spiders -- spiders are creepy and they've got long, hairy legs, and spiders like this one, the brown recluse --

What I learned from...

 Poison has to be inhaled, ingested, or absorbed. Venom has to be injected into a wound. Chemically, venoms and poisons are both considered toxins, so a snake bite is venomous. A poison dart frog is poisonous. Brown recluse spiders are venomous.

Poison vs. venom: What's...

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