Lonely Quotes

2232 Lonely quotes by 1437 unique authors

The panic disappeared under those soothing old fingers and the breathing slowed down and stopped hurting the chest as if a fox was caught in… — Tennessee Williams
Judging is a lonely job in which a man is, as near as may be, an island entire. — Abe Fortas
Life is very long, when you're lonely — Steven Morrissey
I'm full of restlessness. Not lonely, exactly - my head is racing with ideas. But it is that old treacherous feeling that real life is… — Helen Garner
It's a dismally lonely business, writing. — Toni Cade Bambara
Running and meditation are very personal activities. Therefore they are lonely. This loneliness is one of their best qualities because it strengthens our incentive to… — Sakyong Mipham
People tell me there are a lot of guys like me, which doesn't explain why I'm lonely. — Mort Sahl
I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted man -- public opinion. — Clarence Darrow
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore. — James F. Cooper
My desires seem especially to be after weanedness from the world, perfect deadness to it, and that I may be crucified to all its allurements.… — David Brainerd
Blue is the insides of something mysterious and lonely. I'd look at fish and birds, thinking the sky and water colored them. The first abyss… — Yusef Komunyakaa
O Hope! Dazzling, radiant Hope! What a change thou bringest to the hopeless; brightening the darkened paths, and cheering the lonely way. — Aimee Semple McPherson
If you're going to be a true Christian, I'll tell you one thing amongst others: it'll be a lonely life. It's a narrow way and… — Leonard Ravenhill
Everywhere I go, there are all these Big Star freaks, and they’re nice little guys who are usually in college, and they’re kind of lonely… — Alex Chilton
This planet is not terra firma. It is a delicate flower and it must be cared for. It's lonely. It's small. It's isolated, and there… — Scott Carpenter
I'd rather be lonely than happy with somebody else. — Gus Kahn
The trick is to realize that one is not important, except insofar as one’s example can serve to elucidate a more widespread human trait and… — Phillip Lopate
Talk lives in a man’s head, but sometimes it is very lonely because in the heads of many men there is nothing to keep it… — Beryl Markham
What are the sources of an illumination? To me, they come after hours of searching and keeping my soul ready. Yet they come in a… — Carson McCullers
Animals keep you company when you're really lonely. It helps because when you have a friend around who always likes you no matter what -… — Aaron Carter
I get so lonely sometimes, I could put a box on my head and mail myself to a stranger. — Mary Karr
I'm very happy and lonely single old man - and bitter. — Chris Kirkpatrick
The most reliable predictor of not being lonely is the amount of contact with women. Time spent with men doesn't make a difference. — Gretchen Rubin
I do. I can’t say that being in the Valley of the Shadow of Death is something I’ve become all that accustomed to, and that… — Ted Bundy
If you want to get a child to love you, then you should just go hide in the closet for three or for hours. They… — Heather O'Neill

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