Be good and you will be lonesome.
-Mark Twain
"Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World"
Quotations
Loneliness
All great and precious things are lonely.
-John Steinbeck
"East of Eden"
When we are most alone is when we embrace another's loneliness.
-Mitch Albom
"The Time Keeper"
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"
Some people are just not meant to be in this world. It's just too much for them.
-Phoebe Steon
"The Boy on Cinnamon Street"
I am lonely, sometimes, but I dare say it's good for me.
-Louisa May Alcott
"Little Women"
I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.
-Henry David Thoreau
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"
