Because, once alone, it is impossible to believe that one could ever have been otherwise. Loneliness is an absolute discovery.
-Marilynne Robinson
"Housekeeping"
Quotations
Loneliness
To be alone is to be different, to be different is to be alone.
-Suzanne Gordon
Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon.
-Woody Allen
Some people are just not meant to be in this world. It's just too much for them.
-Phoebe Steon
"The Boy on Cinnamon Street"
Solitude is where one discovers one is not alone.
-Marty Rubin
I felt very lonely when they were all there.
-Ernest Hemingway
"A Farewell to Arms"
ut there are other words for privacy and independence. They are isolation and loneliness.
-Megan Whalen Turner
"The King of Attolia"
The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.
-F. Scott Fitzgerald
"The Great Gatsby"
A lonely day is God's way of saying that he wants to spend some quality time with you.
-Criss Jami
Thirsty for attention is a cry of loneliness.
-Toba Beta
"My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut"
