Perhaps only people who are capable of real togetherness have that look of being alone in the universe. The others have a certain stickiness, they stick to the mass.
-D. H. Lawrence
"Lady Chatterley's Lover"
Quotations
Loneliness
Loneliness isn’t a lack of people. It is a lack of understanding and acceptance.
-Bronnie Ware
Man’s loneliness is but his fear of life.
-Eugene O'Neill
Be good and you will be lonesome.
-Mark Twain
"Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World"
People who do a job that claims to be creative have to be alone to recharge their batteries. You can’t live 24 hours a day in the spotlight and remain creative. For people like me, solitude is a victory.
-Karl Lagerfeld
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"
You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with.
-Wayne W. Dyer
I am lonely, sometimes, but I dare say it's good for me.
-Louisa May Alcott
"Little Women"
Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books written because authors couldn't find anyone to talk to.
-Alain De Botton
"The Consolations of Philosophy"
We live as we dream--Alone.
-Joseph Conrad
"Heart of Darkness"
