Loneliness Quotes — Page 30

Poet

“The Loneliness One dare not sound -- And would as soon surmise AS in its Grave go plumbing To ascertain the size -- The Loneliness whose worst alarm Is lest itself should see -- And perish from before itself For just a scrutiny -- The Horror not to be surveyed -- But skirted in the Dark -- With Consciousness suspended -- And Being under Lock -- I fear me this -- is Loneliness -- The Maker of the soul Its Caverns and its Corridors Illuminate -- or seal”

Soul Dark Loneliness

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Edith Wharton

Novelist, Short Story Writer

“She felt a stealing sense of fatigue as she walked; the sparkle had died out of her, and the taste of life was stale on her lips. She hardly knew what she had been seeking, or why the failure to find it had so blotted the light from her sky: she was only aware of a vague sense of failure, of an inner isolation deeper than the loneliness about her.”

Light Sky Loneliness

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Charles Bukowski

Poet, Novelist

“I hid in bars, because I didn't want to hide in factories.”

Drinking Loneliness

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Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Writer, Aviator

“Loneliness is bred of a mind that has grown earth-bound.”

Mind Earth

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Daniel Kahneman

Psychologist, Nobel Laureate

“People should be conscious of the large contribution made by anything that gets people together easily in the reduction of loneliness and emotional well-being.”

People Emotional Loneliness

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Denis Johnson

Author, Poet

“If you write fiction, you're by yourself. There are certain advantages to that in that you don't have to explain anything to anybody. But when you get in with others who share the loneliness of the whole enterprise, you're not lonely anymore.”

Writing Lonely Loneliness

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Donald Miller

Author

“The words 'alone,' 'lonely,' and 'loneliness' are three of the most powerful words in the English language. Those words say that we are human; they are like the words hunger and thirst. But they are not words about the body, they are words about the soul.”

Powerful Lonely Loneliness

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Charles Bukowski

Poet, Novelist

“I've never been lonely. I like myself. I'm the best form of entertainment I have. Let's drink more wine!”

Wine Lonely Loneliness

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Audrey Hepburn

Actress, Humanitarian

“When the chips are down, you are alone, and loneliness can be terrifying. Fortunately, I've always had a chum I could call. And I love to be alone. It doesn't bother me one bit. I’m my own company.”

Loneliness Bother Chips

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Ayn Rand

Philosopher, Novelist

“She did not know the nature of her loneliness. The only words that named it were: This is not the world I expected.”

World Loneliness Expected

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Wallace Stevens

Poet

“Divinity must live within herself: Passions of rain, or moods in the falling snow; Grievings in loneliness, or unsubdued Elations when the forest blooms; gusty Emotions on wet roads on autumn nights; All pleasures and all pains, remembering The boughs of summer and the winter branch. These are the measures destined for her soul.”

Pain Summer Loneliness

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William Goldman

Screenwriter, Novelist

“I understand everything,” he said. “You understand nothing, but it really doesn’t matter, since what you mean is, you’re glad to see me, just as I’m glad to see you because no more loneliness.” “That’s what I mean,” said Fezzik.”

Mean Matter Loneliness

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