Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.
-Henry Rollins
Quotations
Loneliness
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"
Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
-John Steinbeck
"Of Mice and Men"
I need the pain of loneliness to make my imagination work.
-Orhan Pamuk
If you smile when you are alone, then you really mean it.
-Andy Rooney
Loneliness isn’t a lack of people. It is a lack of understanding and acceptance.
-Bronnie Ware
All great and precious things are lonely.
-John Steinbeck
"East of Eden"
It's weird to feel like you miss someone you're not even sure you know.
-David Foster Wallace
"Infinite Jest"
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"
It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.
-Albert Einstein
