Because, once alone, it is impossible to believe that one could ever have been otherwise. Loneliness is an absolute discovery.
-Marilynne Robinson
"Housekeeping"
Quotations
Loneliness
It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.
-Albert Einstein
Man’s loneliness is but his fear of life.
-Eugene O'Neill
When we are most alone is when we embrace another's loneliness.
-Mitch Albom
"The Time Keeper"
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
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"
Even the company of the mad was better than the company of the dead.
-Stephen King
"The Stand"
If one's different, one's bound to be lonely.
-Aldous Huxley
"Brave New World"
I am lonely, sometimes, but I dare say it's good for me.
-Louisa May Alcott
"Little Women"
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"
