All great and precious things are lonely.
-John Steinbeck
"East of Eden"
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
Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.
-Mother Teresa
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"
Loneliness is the standard that separates life from death.
-Sorin Cerin
"Wisdom Collection: The Book of Wisdom"
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"
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"
We hear only our own voices, still echoes returning to our emptiness.
-Dejan Stojanović
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"
What is the difference in being alone with another and being alone by one's self?
-Henrik Ibsen
