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“The constructed sense of self, the idea of who you are, is not who you are, and this is the true source of the feeling of loneliness.”

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“Be careful to think you’re alone.”

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Book:Hey Humanity

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“Claude was a sensitive soul; I couldn't say what I thought to him. My thoughts were spiky with barbs of ugliness. I recognized the darkness in them but could say nothing about it to any of my family members.”

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Book:From Out of Feldspar

Source: From Out of Feldspar

“I wasn't loneliness if it could be eradicated with work or a Netflix marathon or a good book. Real loneliness would stick with you all the time. Real loneliness would hurt you nonstop.”

Book:The Bride Test

Source: The Bride Test

“Believe to the end, even if all men went astray and you were left the only one faithful; bring your offering even then and praise God in your loneliness. And if two of you are gathered together - then there is a whole world, a world of living love. Embrace each other tenderly and praise God, for if only in you two His truth has been fulfilled.”

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Book:The Brothers Karamazov

Source: The Brothers Karamazov

“Your soul feels lonely not when you lack company, but when you lack the cause.”

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Book:Wealth of Words

Source: Wealth of Words

“In isolation you just lose the company but don't lose the purpose.”

Loneliness Solitude Alone Isolation Privacy Alienation Being Alone Seclusion Private Social Distancing

Book:Wealth of Words

Source: Wealth of Words

“I like being alone when there's no one around. It's a nice freedom to be the only one there, humming and coping, following my impulse. Being by myself in a public place is different, though, and requires a certain sturdiness. It brings in the element of self-consciousness.”

Loneliness Solitude Travel Introvert Solo Travel

Book:Starting Out In the Afternoon: A Mid-Life Journey into Wild Land

Source: Starting Out In the Afternoon: A Mid-Life Journey into Wild Land

“Girls get under each other's skin. We get too close, too attached, too crazy, and then we can't let go. Our claws sink too deep. When we separate, we tear each other apart.”

Love Romance Girls

Book:Black Iris

Source: Black Iris

“He knew he should burn up the paper plates and utensils too, and dust the furniture and wash out the sinks and the bathtub and toilet, and change the sheets and pillowcase on his bed; but he didn’t feel like it. For he was a man and he was alone and these things had no importance to him.”

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Book:I Am Legend and Other Stories

Source: I Am Legend and Other Stories

“I have my throne, I have my sword, I have an empire. But I have . . . no-one.”

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Book:Reaper's Gale

Source: Reaper's Gale