Because, once alone, it is impossible to believe that one could ever have been otherwise. Loneliness is an absolute discovery.
-Marilynne Robinson
"Housekeeping"
Quotations
Loneliness
If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.
-Jules Renard
You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with.
-Wayne W. Dyer
Lonely was much better than alone.
-Toni Morrison
"The Bluest Eye"
Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon.
-Woody Allen
Solitude is fine but you need someone to tellyou that solitude is fine.
-Honoré De Balzac
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
ut there are other words for privacy and independence. They are isolation and loneliness.
-Megan Whalen Turner
"The King of Attolia"
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"
It's weird to feel like you miss someone you're not even sure you know.
-David Foster Wallace
"Infinite Jest"
