All great and precious things are lonely.
-John Steinbeck
"East of Eden"
Quotations
Loneliness
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"
ut there are other words for privacy and independence. They are isolation and loneliness.
-Megan Whalen Turner
"The King of Attolia"
There is the solitude of suffering, when you go through darkness that is lonely, intense, and terrible. Words become powerless to express your pain; what others hear from your words is so distant and different from what you are actually suffering.
- John O'donohue
"Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom"
Be good and you will be lonesome.
-Mark Twain
"Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World"
Loneliness is not a result of physical isolation; you're only lonely the day you realize that nobody shares your opinions.
-Sabah Carrim
"Humeirah"
I need the pain of loneliness to make my imagination work.
-Orhan Pamuk
A lonely day is God's way of saying that he wants to spend some quality time with you.
-Criss Jami
Lonely was much better than alone.
-Toni Morrison
"The Bluest Eye"
I have no privacy. But I feel so alone.
-Susan Beth Pfeffer
"Life As We Knew It"
