Lonely was much better than alone.
-Toni Morrison
"The Bluest Eye"
Quotations
Loneliness
It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.
-Albert Einstein
When we are most alone is when we embrace another's loneliness.
-Mitch Albom
"The Time Keeper"
I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.
-Henry David Thoreau
Only on the Internet can a person be lonely and popular at the same time.
-Allison Burnett
"Undiscovered Gyrl"
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
"The Great Gatsby"
I'll never forget how the depression and loneliness felt good and bad at the same time. Still does.
-Henry Rollins
"The Portable Henry Rollins"
Loneliness is not a result of physical isolation; you're only lonely the day you realize that nobody shares your opinions.
-Sabah Carrim
"Humeirah"
I felt very lonely when they were all there.
-Ernest Hemingway
"A Farewell to Arms"
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
