As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books. White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked for them.
-Maya Angelou
Quotations
Loneliness
Music was invented to confirm human loneliness.
-Lawrence Durrell
Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than to be in bad company.
-Booker T. Washington
To be alone is to be different, to be different is to be alone.
-Suzanne Gordon
Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.
-Henry Rollins
Because, once alone, it is impossible to believe that one could ever have been otherwise. Loneliness is an absolute discovery.
-Marilynne Robinson
"Housekeeping"
Be good and you will be lonesome.
-Mark Twain
"Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World"
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"
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
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"
