I am lonely, sometimes, but I dare say it's good for me.
-Louisa May Alcott
"Little Women"
Quotations
Loneliness
I need the pain of loneliness to make my imagination work.
-Orhan Pamuk
Loneliness is the standard that separates life from death.
-Sorin Cerin
"Wisdom Collection: The Book of Wisdom"
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"
Remember: the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Life's cruelest irony.
-Douglas Coupland
"Shampoo Planet"
If you smile when you are alone, then you really mean it.
-Andy Rooney
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"
What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?
-George Eliot
When we cannot bear to be alone, it means we do not properly value the only companion we will have from birth to death - ourselves.
-Eda LeShan
Solitude is fine but you need someone to tellyou that solitude is fine.
-Honoré De Balzac
