Loneliness Quotes — Page 32

Writer

“I don't doubt that a man can live perfectly well on his own, but I'm convinced that he begins to die as soon as he closes the door of his house behind him.”

Men Doors Loneliness

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Mary Alice

Author

“Life is a journey one that much better traveled with a companion by our side. Sometimes, we lose our companions along the way and then the journey becomes unbearable. You see, human beings are designed for many things, but loneliness isn't one of them.”

Journey Sides Loneliness

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Amy Lowell

Poet

“Moon! Moon! I am prone before you. Pity me,and drench me in loneliness.”

Moon Loneliness

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Anton Chekhov

Playwright, Short Story Writer

“If you fear loneliness, then don't get married.”

Fear Marriage

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David Foster Wallace

Writer

“...loneliness is not a function of solitude.”

Loneliness Solitude Function

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Mary Oliver

Poet

“When loneliness comes stalking, go into the fields, consider the orderliness of the world.”

World Loneliness Orderliness

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Dalai Lama

Spiritual Leader

“Once we have a firm practice of compassion our state of mind becomes stronger which leads to inner peace, giving rise to self-confidence, which reduces fear. This makes for constructive members of the community. Self-centredness on the other hand leads to distance, suspicion, mistrust and loneliness, with unhappiness as the result.”

Distance Loneliness Self Confidence

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Cornel West

Philosopher

“I don't know of a great artist who did not sacrifice and thereby have to wrestle with the depths of loneliness and sadness.”

Sacrifice Loneliness Sadness

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Bertrand Russell

Philosopher, Mathematician

“In human relations one should penetrate to the core of loneliness in each person and speak to that.”

Should Speak Loneliness

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William S. Burroughs

Writer

“My characters are quite as real to me as so-called real people; which is one reason why I'm not subject to what is known as loneliness. I have plenty of company.”

Real Character Loneliness

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T. S. Eliot

Poet, Playwright

“…Forgive us, O Lord, we acknowledge ourselves as type of the common man, Of the men and women who shut the door and sit by the fire; Who fear the blessing of God, the loneliness of the night of God, the surrender required, the deprivation inflicted; Who fear the injustice of men less than the justice of God; Who fear the hand at the window, the fire in the thatch, the fist in the tavern, the push into the canal, Less than we fear the love of God.”

Night Blessing Loneliness

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Vincent Van Gogh

Painter

“What I need is courage, and this often fails me. And it is also a fact that since my disease, when I am in the fields I am overwhelmed by a feeling of loneliness to such a horrible extent that I shy away from going out. But this will change all the same as time goes on. Only when I stand a painting before my easel do I feel somewhat alive. Never mind, this is going to change too, for now my health is so good that I suppose the physical part of me will gain the victory.”

Mind Feelings Loneliness

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