Man’s loneliness is but his fear of life.
-Eugene O'Neill
Quotations
Loneliness
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"
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"
Even the company of the mad was better than the company of the dead.
-Stephen King
"The Stand"
If you smile when you are alone, then you really mean it.
-Andy Rooney
Only on the Internet can a person be lonely and popular at the same time.
-Allison Burnett
"Undiscovered Gyrl"
Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.
-Mother Teresa
Thirsty for attention is a cry of loneliness.
-Toba Beta
"My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut"
I need the pain of loneliness to make my imagination work.
-Orhan Pamuk
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"
