When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone.
-Tennessee Williams
"Camino Real"
Quotations
Loneliness
Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.
-Henry Rollins
Thirsty for attention is a cry of loneliness.
-Toba Beta
"My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut"
Only on the Internet can a person be lonely and popular at the same time.
-Allison Burnett
"Undiscovered Gyrl"
Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.
-Arthur C. Clarke
Nobody can discover the world for somebody else. Only when we discover it for ourselves does it become common ground and a common bond and we cease to be alone.
-Wendell Berry
"A Place on Earth"
We hear only our own voices, still echoes returning to our emptiness.
-Dejan Stojanović
I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.
-Henry David Thoreau
A lonely day is God's way of saying that he wants to spend some quality time with you.
-Criss Jami
Because, once alone, it is impossible to believe that one could ever have been otherwise. Loneliness is an absolute discovery.
-Marilynne Robinson
"Housekeeping"
