Though we longed not to be lonely, we also feared the pain it would take us to be brought out of our lonely states. And after that fear, could we be guaranteed that we would never be returned to a state of loneliness again? We could not.
-Edward Carey
"Observatory Mansions"
Quotations
Loneliness
If one's different, one's bound to be lonely.
-Aldous Huxley
"Brave New World"
Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.
-Mother Teresa
Lonely was much better than alone.
-Toni Morrison
"The Bluest Eye"
Man’s loneliness is but his fear of life.
-Eugene O'Neill
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"
All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.
-Tahereh Mafi
"Shatter Me"
Being alone never felt right. Sometimes it felt good, but it never felt right.
-Charles Bukowski
"Women"
Over time, loneliness gets inside you and doesn't go away.
-Carlos Ruiz Zafón
"The Angel's Game"
I have no privacy. But I feel so alone.
-Susan Beth Pfeffer
"Life As We Knew It"
