Solitude is where one discovers one is not alone.
-Marty Rubin
Quotations
Loneliness
Even the company of the mad was better than the company of the dead.
-Stephen King
"The Stand"
Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is richness of self.
-May Sarton
When we cannot bear to be alone, it means we do not properly value the only companion we will have from birth to death - ourselves.
-Eda LeShan
I am lonely, sometimes, but I dare say it's good for me.
-Louisa May Alcott
"Little Women"
Companionship is a foreign concept to some people. They fear it as much as the majority of people fear loneliness.
-Criss Jami
Loneliness is the prison of the human spirit. When we are lonely, we pace back and forth in small, shut-in worlds.
-John Powell
"Will the Real Me Please Stand Up?: 25 Guidelines for Good Communication"
Novelty is a new kind of loneliness.
-Wendell Berry
I had gotten so used to being alone, but never entirely used to it. Never used to it enough to stop wanting the alternative.
-David Levithan
"Every You, Every Me"
All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.
-Tahereh Mafi
"Shatter Me"
