The sun is such a lonely star. Whenever he comes out to see his friends, they all disappear.
-Joseph Gordon Levitt
"The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 1"
Quotations
Loneliness
Companionship is a foreign concept to some people. They fear it as much as the majority of people fear loneliness.
-Criss Jami
When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone.
-Tennessee Williams
"Camino Real"
If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.
-Jules Renard
Loneliness isn’t a lack of people. It is a lack of understanding and acceptance.
-Bronnie Ware
We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community.
-Dorothy Day
"The Long Loneliness: The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Social Activist"
Novelty is a new kind of loneliness.
-Wendell Berry
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'll never forget how the depression and loneliness felt good and bad at the same time. Still does.
-Henry Rollins
"The Portable Henry Rollins"
Solitude is where one discovers one is not alone.
-Marty Rubin
