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
My sleep wasn't peaceful, though. I have the sense of emerging from a world of dark, haunted places where I traveled alone.
-Suzanne Collins
"Mockingjay"
Some people are just not meant to be in this world. It's just too much for them.
-Phoebe Steon
"The Boy on Cinnamon Street"
You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with.
-Wayne W. Dyer
Because, once alone, it is impossible to believe that one could ever have been otherwise. Loneliness is an absolute discovery.
-Marilynne Robinson
"Housekeeping"
If one's different, one's bound to be lonely.
-Aldous Huxley
"Brave New World"
Novelty is a new kind of loneliness.
-Wendell Berry
If you smile when you are alone, then you really mean it.
-Andy Rooney
A lonely day is God's way of saying that he wants to spend some quality time with you.
-Criss Jami
Being alone never felt right. Sometimes it felt good, but it never felt right.
-Charles Bukowski
"Women"
