“To live with ghosts requires solitude.” is a quote from Canadian author Anne Michaels's’ novel Fugitive Pieces. This novel follows the story of a Jewish boy named Jakob whose entire family was killed or captured by the Nazis during World War II. These ghosts he lives with are the memories of seeing his parents killed and sister taken from him. Unable to move past these memories, he lives a life of solitude and curiosity over where his sister was taken and if she survived. This quote expresses the idea that our past and experiences shape who we are as people. Going through something traumatizing, like losing your entire family, can lead you to loathe the world and those living in it. This hatred can lead oneself to life a life of solitude as