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
I had gotten so used to being alone, but never entirely used to it. Never used to it enough to stop wanting the alternative.
-David Levithan
"Every You, Every Me"
Music was invented to confirm human loneliness.
-Lawrence Durrell
Solitude is fine but you need someone to tellyou that solitude is fine.
-Honoré De Balzac
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"
All great and precious things are lonely.
-John Steinbeck
"East of Eden"
Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is richness of self.
-May Sarton
What is the difference in being alone with another and being alone by one's self?
-Henrik Ibsen
I felt very lonely when they were all there.
-Ernest Hemingway
"A Farewell to Arms"
Loneliness is the standard that separates life from death.
-Sorin Cerin
"Wisdom Collection: The Book of Wisdom"
