Solitude is where one discovers one is not alone.
-Marty Rubin
Quotations
Loneliness
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"
Because, once alone, it is impossible to believe that one could ever have been otherwise. Loneliness is an absolute discovery.
-Marilynne Robinson
"Housekeeping"
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"
Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is richness of self.
-May Sarton
Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
-John Steinbeck
"Of Mice and Men"
Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.
-Henry Rollins
Man’s loneliness is but his fear of life.
-Eugene O'Neill
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"
We hear only our own voices, still echoes returning to our emptiness.
-Dejan Stojanović
