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"
Quotations
Loneliness
Loneliness isn’t a lack of people. It is a lack of understanding and acceptance.
-Bronnie Ware
Because, once alone, it is impossible to believe that one could ever have been otherwise. Loneliness is an absolute discovery.
-Marilynne Robinson
"Housekeeping"
Loneliness is not a result of physical isolation; you're only lonely the day you realize that nobody shares your opinions.
-Sabah Carrim
"Humeirah"
If you're lonely when you're alone, you're in bad company.
-Jean Paul Sartre
If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.
-Jules Renard
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"
We hear only our own voices, still echoes returning to our emptiness.
-Dejan Stojanović
