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"
Quotations
Loneliness
Man’s loneliness is but his fear of life.
-Eugene O'Neill
If one's different, one's bound to be lonely.
-Aldous Huxley
"Brave New World"
If you're lonely when you're alone, you're in bad company.
-Jean Paul Sartre
Music was invented to confirm human loneliness.
-Lawrence Durrell
I am lonely, sometimes, but I dare say it's good for me.
-Louisa May Alcott
"Little Women"
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"
You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with.
-Wayne W. Dyer
To be alone is to be different, to be different is to be alone.
-Suzanne Gordon
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"
