I have no privacy. But I feel so alone.
-Susan Beth Pfeffer
"Life As We Knew It"
Quotations
Loneliness
When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone.
-Tennessee Williams
"Camino Real"
It's weird to feel like you miss someone you're not even sure you know.
-David Foster Wallace
"Infinite Jest"
What is the difference in being alone with another and being alone by one's self?
-Henrik Ibsen
Companionship is a foreign concept to some people. They fear it as much as the majority of people fear loneliness.
-Criss Jami
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"
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 not a result of physical isolation; you're only lonely the day you realize that nobody shares your opinions.
-Sabah Carrim
"Humeirah"
Lonely was much better than alone.
-Toni Morrison
"The Bluest Eye"
I am lonely, sometimes, but I dare say it's good for me.
-Louisa May Alcott
"Little Women"
