It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.
-Albert Einstein
Quotations
Loneliness
Lonely was much better than alone.
-Toni Morrison
"The Bluest Eye"
Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.
-Mother Teresa
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"
It's only natural to feel lonely after the enjoyable moments pass. But as you experience new joys those feelings of sorrow will start to fade.
-Mizu Sahara
When we are most alone is when we embrace another's loneliness.
-Mitch Albom
"The Time Keeper"
Be good and you will be lonesome.
-Mark Twain
"Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World"
Perhaps only people who are capable of real togetherness have that look of being alone in the universe. The others have a certain stickiness, they stick to the mass.
-D. H. Lawrence
"Lady Chatterley's Lover"
Companionship is a foreign concept to some people. They fear it as much as the majority of people fear loneliness.
-Criss Jami
Loneliness isn’t a lack of people. It is a lack of understanding and acceptance.
-Bronnie Ware
