Man’s loneliness is but his fear of life.
-Eugene O'Neill
Quotations
Loneliness
When we cannot bear to be alone, it means we do not properly value the only companion we will have from birth to death - ourselves.
-Eda LeShan
Be good and you will be lonesome.
-Mark Twain
"Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World"
Loneliness is the standard that separates life from death.
-Sorin Cerin
"Wisdom Collection: The Book of Wisdom"
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"
To be alone is to be different, to be different is to be alone.
-Suzanne Gordon
The sun is such a lonely star. Whenever he comes out to see his friends, they all disappear.
-Joseph Gordon Levitt
"The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 1"
Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is richness of self.
-May Sarton
People who do a job that claims to be creative have to be alone to recharge their batteries. You can’t live 24 hours a day in the spotlight and remain creative. For people like me, solitude is a victory.
-Karl Lagerfeld
Being alone never felt right. Sometimes it felt good, but it never felt right.
-Charles Bukowski
"Women"
