Man’s loneliness is but his fear of life.
-Eugene O'Neill
Quotations
Loneliness
Language... has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word solitude to express the glory of being alone.
-Paul Johannes Tillich
"The Eternal Now"
Be good and you will be lonesome.
-Mark Twain
"Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World"
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"
I have no privacy. But I feel so alone.
-Susan Beth Pfeffer
"Life As We Knew It"
Even if you are alone you wage war with yourself.
-Dejan Stojanović
Because, once alone, it is impossible to believe that one could ever have been otherwise. Loneliness is an absolute discovery.
-Marilynne Robinson
"Housekeeping"
Loneliness is not a result of physical isolation; you're only lonely the day you realize that nobody shares your opinions.
-Sabah Carrim
"Humeirah"
You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with.
-Wayne W. Dyer
I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.
-Henry David Thoreau
