Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is richness of self.
-May Sarton
Quotations
Loneliness
Lonely was much better than alone.
-Toni Morrison
"The Bluest Eye"
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"
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
It's weird to feel like you miss someone you're not even sure you know.
-David Foster Wallace
"Infinite Jest"
If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.
-Jules Renard
A lonely day is God's way of saying that he wants to spend some quality time with you.
-Criss Jami
The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.
-Lois Lowry
"The Giver"
The trouble is not that I am single and likely to stay single, but that I am lonely and likely to stay lonely.
-Charlotte Brontë
When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone.
-Tennessee Williams
"Camino Real"
