Lonely people tend, rather, to be lonely because they decline to bear the psychic costs of being around other humans. They are… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
“To recognize you are the source of your own loneliness is not a cure for it. But it is a step toward… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
It's hard knowing when it's time to move on. The idea alone is one of the most scary things in the world...… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I want to dive in the deepest trench, get locked in the darkest room, get lost in the biggest maze, travel longest… — khushboo suneja Copy Share Image
Perhaps loneliness had nothing to do with place or circumstance; perhaps it was in you; yourself. Perhaps, wherever you were, you took… — Mary Stewart Copy Share Image
Nonetheless, Scranton had travelled in space. He had known the loneliness of separation from all other human beings, he had gazed at… — J. G. Ballard Copy Share Image
“He really is alone in whatever hell this is. Completely and utterly alone. 'It isn't,' he thinks, as he trudges back toward… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“... The type of loneliness where you need to keep struggling to accept a situation is fundamentally different than the sort you… — Ryu Murakami Copy Share Image
“Now here you go again You say you want your freedom Well who am I to keep you down It's only right… — Stevie Nicks Copy Share Image
“When you're out here alone, contemplating all the things you didn't do and the person you didn't become ... if you think… — Sarah Ockler Copy Share Image
When we look within ourselves with psilocybin, we discover that we do not have to look outward toward the futile promise of… — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
Most of the writers I know are weird hybrids. There's a strong streak of egomania coupled with extreme shyness. Writing's kind of… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
I began to paint again, even though I could barely hold the brush, but knowing exactly what I wanted to paint, I… — Vincent Van Gogh Copy Share Image
One of the oldest aches in the bones of humanity is loneliness. I mean it's one of the things that goes way… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
“There can be tremendous loneliness in the crossover to a soul-centered life. Walking through uncharted territory often means walking alone. This is… — Jeff Brown Copy Share Image
“Our stereotyping societies force us to feel more alone. They stamp masks on us and isolate out real selves. We all live… — John Fowles Copy Share Image
I've never been without a dog. I've made trips across the country with a dog. I've been in that angst of loneliness,… — William Shatner Copy Share Image
“Loneliness is painful; Solitude is peaceful. Loneliness makes us cling to others in desperation; solitude allows us to respect others in their… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“There’s a loneliness that only exists in one’s mind. The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
When I look at you all I see is heartbreak waiting to happen. And I can't tell if it's because of love.… — Ream Copy Share Image
People may see me as a luxurious star, but I am always thinking I can be represented by my psychological world that… — G-Dragon Copy Share Image
There's a sorrow and pain in everyone's life, but every now and then there's a ray of light that melts the loneliness… — Hubert Selby, Jr Copy Share Image
“I didn't like anything. Maybe I was afraid. That was it - I was afraid. I wanted to sit alone in a… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
Use loneliness. Its ache creates urgency to reconnect with the world. Take that aching and use it to propel you deeper into… — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
There's a loneliness that only exists in one's mind. The loneliest moment in someone's life is when they are watching their whole… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There are more than a few messages from lonely people wondering why they never find themselves described...I illustrated one, "How come no… — Sophie Blackall Copy Share Image
I almost never get lonely. I love being alone. I'm glad I'm married, and I love my wife. But there's never been… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
It didn't take a trauma to make you wear a mask. It didn't take your parents getting shot...or cosmic rays or a… — Mark Millar Copy Share Image
“Cliff, a cell phone isn't a toy. It's a very lucky technical miracle for all of us. It's a prime weapon against… — Jim Harrison Copy Share Image
While the resurrection promises us a new and perfect life in the future, God loves us too much to leave us alone… — Josh McDowell Copy Share Image
Lonely trees are not lonely; they have their eternal companies: Songs of the birds; shadows of the clouds; lights of the Moon;… — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
Scary is time passing and sickness and dying and regret and isolation and loneliness and relationship problems - as opposed to a… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
“When I get lonely these days, I think: so be lonely Liz. Learn your way arround loneliness. Make a map of it.… — Liz Gilbert Copy Share Image
“Loneliness of heart In the still of the night my heart doth cry out, who can hear it for time is far… — M.I. Ghostwriter Copy Share Image
“...but he felt the relief of being alone as well...the forgotten solitude which measures and verifies the strength of an affair, and… — Alan Hollinghurst Copy Share Image
When I look at my own work, I see love, loss, and loneliness. Part of it might be that I was an… — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
The writer has a grudge against society, which he documents with accounts of unsatisfying sex, unrealized ambition, unmitigated loneliness, and a sense… — Renata Adler Copy Share Image
We do not need to grieve for the dead. Why should we grieve for them? They are now in a place where… — John O'Donohue Copy Share Image
“She imagined herself as some sort of vessel to be filled up with love. But it wasn't like that. The love was… — Kim Edwards Copy Share Image
Human beings can withstand a week without water, two weeks without food, many years of homelessness, but not loneliness. It is the… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
