There is the solitude of suffering, when you go through darkness that is lonely, intense, and terrible. Words become powerless to express your pain; what others hear from your words is so distant and different from what you are actually suffering.
- John O'donohue
"Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom"
Quotations
Loneliness
If you smile when you are alone, then you really mean it.
-Andy Rooney
To be alone is to be different, to be different is to be alone.
-Suzanne Gordon
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
Loneliness is not a result of physical isolation; you're only lonely the day you realize that nobody shares your opinions.
-Sabah Carrim
"Humeirah"
Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is richness of self.
-May Sarton
Even the company of the mad was better than the company of the dead.
-Stephen King
"The Stand"
Solitude is fine but you need someone to tellyou that solitude is fine.
-Honoré De Balzac
Remember: the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Life's cruelest irony.
-Douglas Coupland
"Shampoo Planet"
Some people are just not meant to be in this world. It's just too much for them.
-Phoebe Steon
"The Boy on Cinnamon Street"
