Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
-John Steinbeck
"Of Mice and Men"
Quotations
Loneliness
All great and precious things are lonely.
-John Steinbeck
"East of Eden"
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"
To be alone is to be different, to be different is to be alone.
-Suzanne Gordon
There is the solitude of suffering, when you go through darkness that is lonely, intense, and terrible. Words become powerless to express your pain; what others hear from your words is so distant and different from what you are actually suffering.
- John O'donohue
"Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom"
Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is richness of self.
-May Sarton
Man’s loneliness is but his fear of life.
-Eugene O'Neill
If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.
-Jules Renard
Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.
-Mother Teresa
Being alone never felt right. Sometimes it felt good, but it never felt right.
-Charles Bukowski
"Women"
