“A lonely man is a lonesome thing, a stone, a bone, a stick, a receptacle for Gilbey's gin, a stooped figure sitting at the edge of a hotel bed, heaving copious sighs like the autumn wind.”
Quote by John Cheever
Author
John Cheever
John Cheever was an American novelist renowned for his short stories, which often focused on the lives and moral dilemmas of the middle class. His writing style was concise and profound, and he had a significant impact on 20th-century American literature. more
You May Also Like
Source: The Discourses as Reported by Arrian: The Manual, and Fragments
“The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself.”
“They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.”
Source: The Sidneys of Penshurst
“Separate we come, and separate we go, And this be it known, is all that we know.”
Source: Eleanor Rigby: A Novel
“Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.”
Source: Grand Hotel
“Gatherings and, simultaneously, loneliness are the conditions of a writer's life.”