Alone Quote by Sheila Heti

It was so lovely to discover how unlonely being alone can be

— Unkown

Travelling alone gave me time and space, free of the pressures of trying to verbalise experiences, so I could simply feel the joy of…

— Vick Hope

In the presence of their love I sensed my lonliness, and I understood for a moment, clearly, that deep and basic human desire for…

— Luke Davies

I felt so full of love for everything. But at the same time, I felt so hung out there to dry, like nobody could…

— Maria Semple

I'd known that I had the capacity to love, that I enjoyed seeing other people be happy, that I had a real awe and…

— Tara Brach

I loved her for the way she embraced the unknown, how she opened herself up to every experience. When I was with her, she…

— Jonathan Tropper

I went through my whole life wanting to feel I belonged. I was very, very lonely, so I would marry people that I wasn't…

— Lana Wood

I was in awe of the mystery of human compassion and the inability of love to make the distance between us any more bearable.

— Keith Hollihan

In that night alive with signs and stars, I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world. Finding it so much like myself--like…

— Albert Camus

Everyday brought me further away from other people, I had been placed out of the world's sight, as if in a cupboard, and I…

— Herta Muller

So often in my life I've been with people and shared beautiful moments like travelling or staying up all night and watching the sunrise,…

— Julie Delpy

I woke up early one morning a couple of years ago and felt the tenderness of my being alone, the bitter sweetness of it.…

— Roger Housden