Quotations
Loneliness
There is the solitude of suffering, when you go through darkness that is lonely, intense, and terrible. Words become powerless to express your pain; what others hear from your words is so distant and different from what you are actually suffering.
- John O'donohue
Because, once alone, it is impossible to believe that one could ever have been otherwise. Loneliness is an absolute discovery.
- Marilynne Robinson
Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.
- Arthur C. Clarke
Loneliness is the standard that separates life from death.
- Sorin Cerin
People who do a job that claims to be creative have to be alone to recharge their batteries. You can’t live 24 hours a day in the spotlight and remain creative. For people like me, solitude is a victory.
- Karl Lagerfeld
The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.
- Jules Renard
I am lonely, sometimes, but I dare say it's good for me.
- Louisa May Alcott
Learning from other people's mistakes is better than making your own. And it is easier to live lonely than to have a broken heart.
- Aria Adams
As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books. White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked for them.
- Maya Angelou
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