Perhaps only people who are capable of real togetherness have that look of being alone in the universe. The others have a certain stickiness, they stick to the mass.
-D. H. Lawrence
"Lady Chatterley's Lover"
Quotations
Loneliness
Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.
-Henry Rollins
The real loneliness is living among all these kind people who only ask one to pretend!
-Edith Wharton
"The Age of Innocence"
We live as we dream--Alone.
-Joseph Conrad
"Heart of Darkness"
To be alone is to be different, to be different is to be alone.
-Suzanne Gordon
Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books written because authors couldn't find anyone to talk to.
-Alain De Botton
"The Consolations of Philosophy"
I have no privacy. But I feel so alone.
-Susan Beth Pfeffer
"Life As We Knew It"
Man’s loneliness is but his fear of life.
-Eugene O'Neill
What is the difference in being alone with another and being alone by one's self?
-Henrik Ibsen
If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.
-Jules Renard
