To be alone is to be different, to be different is to be alone.
-Suzanne Gordon
Quotations
Loneliness
Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon.
-Woody Allen
All great and precious things are lonely.
-John Steinbeck
"East of Eden"
What is the difference in being alone with another and being alone by one's self?
-Henrik Ibsen
Thirsty for attention is a cry of loneliness.
-Toba Beta
"My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut"
Remember: the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Life's cruelest irony.
-Douglas Coupland
"Shampoo Planet"
The tragedy of this world is that everyone is alone. For a life in the past cannot be shared with the present.
-Alan Lightman
"Einstein's Dreams"
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's only natural to feel lonely after the enjoyable moments pass. But as you experience new joys those feelings of sorrow will start to fade.
-Mizu Sahara
As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books. White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked for them.
-Maya Angelou
