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"
Quotations
Loneliness
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"
We live as we dream--Alone.
-Joseph Conrad
"Heart of Darkness"
I have no privacy. But I feel so alone.
-Susan Beth Pfeffer
"Life As We Knew It"
We hear only our own voices, still echoes returning to our emptiness.
-Dejan Stojanović
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
Solitude is where one discovers one is not alone.
-Marty Rubin
What is the difference in being alone with another and being alone by one's self?
-Henrik Ibsen
Loneliness is the prison of the human spirit. When we are lonely, we pace back and forth in small, shut-in worlds.
-John Powell
"Will the Real Me Please Stand Up?: 25 Guidelines for Good Communication"
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"
