Though we longed not to be lonely, we also feared the pain it would take us to be brought out of our lonely states. And after that fear, could we be guaranteed that we would never be returned to a state of loneliness again? We could not.
-Edward Carey
"Observatory Mansions"
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"
Lonely was much better than alone.
-Toni Morrison
"The Bluest Eye"
Be good and you will be lonesome.
-Mark Twain
"Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World"
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"
Loneliness is not a result of physical isolation; you're only lonely the day you realize that nobody shares your opinions.
-Sabah Carrim
"Humeirah"
Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.
-Arthur C. Clarke
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"
Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
-John Steinbeck
"Of Mice and Men"
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"
