The tragedy of this world is that everyone is alone. For a life in the past cannot be shared with the present.
-Alan Lightman
"Einstein's Dreams"
Quotations
Loneliness
Novelty is a new kind of loneliness.
-Wendell Berry
Even the company of the mad was better than the company of the dead.
-Stephen King
"The Stand"
All great and precious things are lonely.
-John Steinbeck
"East of Eden"
Only on the Internet can a person be lonely and popular at the same time.
-Allison Burnett
"Undiscovered Gyrl"
Thirsty for attention is a cry of loneliness.
-Toba Beta
"My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut"
The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.
-Lois Lowry
"The Giver"
I need the pain of loneliness to make my imagination work.
-Orhan Pamuk
Though we longed not to be lonely, we also feared the pain it would take us to be brought out of our lonely states. And after that fear, could we be guaranteed that we would never be returned to a state of loneliness again? We could not.
-Edward Carey
"Observatory Mansions"
Loneliness isn’t a lack of people. It is a lack of understanding and acceptance.
-Bronnie Ware
