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“You don’t put pressure on me to be something I’m incapable of being. You accept me exactly how I am.”

Book:It Ends with Us

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Colleen Hoover

Colleen Hoover is an American contemporary author known for her emotionally rich novels. Her works often explore themes of love, family, and self-discovery, and have gained a large following among readers. more

“I have breathed on shadows, as one breathes into a soap bubble, to give it breadth and life. I did it because I had to, because human beings cannot live without history, and I have no history or tradition that is not located in a pale, aggressive body lying in the dirt, or hanging from a tree. How cruel it is to live in a community of two. I used to crouch on the floor, with my bedroom door open a crack so that I could peer out, and watch the lamplight on his motionless shoulders as he read, just to feel that another person was alive. I stole his papers in order to feel that I was not alone. I went through his cabinet. (I found nothing there but pencils, lamp oil, and thread.) I read all his books and tried, in my clumsy way, to debate them with him. What is the difference between a genius and a monster?”

History Loneliness Genius

Book:The Winged Histories

Source: The Winged Histories

“Sometimes we want to unbelong as much as we want to belong.”

Loneliness Belonging

Book:The Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography

Source: The Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography

“People didn't stick because I was made of fucking Teflon. I'd always told myself that it was better that way, that being alone was easier. That I wasn't a coward for easing my way out of friendships before they could really start.”

People Relationships Loneliness Self Realization Loners

Book:Magic for Liars

Source: Magic for Liars

“In my mind, I took what had just happened to my shoulder, and I put it into a box. A box with a tight lid. I dropped the box into a deep brick-lined oubliette. It landed somewhere next to my mother's last words and my searing loneliness and everything else I needed to forget, and just like that, I was fine again.”

Memories Loneliness Dealing With It Loners Oubliettes

Book:Magic for Liars

Source: Magic for Liars

“She didn't understand how other people did it, how they just strolled right up to strangers and started conversations -- how they made themselves into people strangers would ever want to meet. She wasn't shy, not exactly. She was afraid.”

Loneliness Isolation Shyness Being Afraid Social Anxiety Making Friends

Book:Top Ten

Source: Top Ten

“Siempre, a pesar de todo, había deseado encontrar a un semejante: hombre, mujer, niño, no importaba. Sin la incesante influencia de las masas, el sexo perdía rápidamente importancia. En cambio, la soledad seguía en primera línea.”

Love Sex Company Loneliness Solitude Human Extinction

Book:I Am Legend

Source: I Am Legend

“The thing about hiding out like this was that it did get boring, every once in a while. It occurred to Gabby to wonder if possibly she was missing something great. For all her bravado, it bothered her sometimes, that she couldn't make herself do what seemed to come so naturally to everyone else.”

Loneliness Isolation Social Anxiety Missing Out

Book:Top Ten

Source: Top Ten

“Music is what is left when everyone is not around.”

Music Loneliness Solitude Music Quotes Solitude Quotes

Author:Don Santo

“I used to think a partner would complete me, but I now understand that no one can ever complete a man but himself. Instead of being a half-moon waiting for another half to complete me, I now aspire to be a full moon - whole and beautiful.”

Love Love Quotes Loneliness Love Quotes And Sayings Loneliness Quotes Loneliness Of Life

Author:Jeffrey Alcuizar Igot

“More than anything else, I wanted not to be alone — yet all my actions guaranteed I’d be lonely. Like wearing a vest of explosives when you’re coming in for a hug, insatiable need is a form of sabotage.”

Loneliness Lonely Alone Self Sabotage

Author:Gina Barreca

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