Music was invented to confirm human loneliness.
-Lawrence Durrell
Quotations
Loneliness
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"
Loneliness is not a result of physical isolation; you're only lonely the day you realize that nobody shares your opinions.
-Sabah Carrim
"Humeirah"
Even the company of the mad was better than the company of the dead.
-Stephen King
"The Stand"
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"
If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.
-Jules Renard
A lonely day is God's way of saying that he wants to spend some quality time with you.
-Criss Jami
I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.
-Henry David Thoreau
