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“Because of my childhood where I was constantly by myself, I always feel lonely. I have a lot of people that I absolutely love and I know love me but I can't get rid of that feeling of loneliness no matter who I'm with - even with my children.”

People Knows Feels Children I Can Matter Feelings Childhood Loneliness Lonely My Children Feeling Lonely

Author:Natalia Vodianova

“A lot of my characters are underdogs or sad or lonely, but I had a comfortable, golden sort of childhood.”

Character Childhood Comfortable Lonely Golden Underdog

Author:Anthony Browne

“My childhood was lonely. Both my parents were away a lot, working, and the maid basically raised me. And I think that's where a lot of my comedy comes from. Not only was the maid very funny and witty, but when my mother came home I'd use humour to try and get her attention. If I made mommy laugh, then maybe everything would be all right. I think that's where it [my comedy] all started.”

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Author:Robin Williams

“Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock. "Now they are all on their knees," An elder said as we sat in a flock By the embers in hearth-side ease. We pictured the meek mild creatures where They dwelt in their strawy pen, Nor did it occur to one of us there To doubt they were kneeling then. So fair a fancy few would weave In these years! yet, I feel If someone said on Christmas Eve, "Come; see the oxen kneel, In the lonely barton by yonder coomb Our childhood used to know," I should go with him in the gloom, Hoping it might be so.”

Source: Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses: Easyread Large Bold Edition

“The angels started visiting and helping me as far back as I can remember. I was lonely a lot in my childhood and the angels would come and comfort me, and help me to feel better, and at the same time they would also take me to places. I literally mean they would take me on a journey and tell me things.”

Feels Mean I Can Helping Remember Journey Childhood Comfort Angel Lonely Help Me Take Me Feel Better Visiting

Author:Doreen Virtue

“For myself, the Creek satisfies a thing that had gone hungry and unfed since childhood days. I am often lonely. Who is not? But I should be lonelier in the heart of a city.”

Should Heart Cities Gone Childhood Lonely Hungry Creeks

Book:Cross Creek

Source: Cross Creek

“Most artists probably feel lonely or set apart in childhood. But they grow up and find people who share their interests.”

People Artist Interest Growing Up Share Childhood Lonely Feeling Lonely

Author:Deborah Solomon

“You stayed around your children as long as you could, inhaling the ambient gold shavings of their childhood, and at the last minute you tried to see them off into life and hoped that the little piece of time you’d given them was enough to prevent them from one day feeling lonely and afraid and hopeless. You wouldn’t know the outcome for a long time.”

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Book:The Ten-Year Nap

Source: The Ten-Year Nap

“One strain could call up the quivering expectancy of Christmas Eve, childhood, joy and sadness, the lonely wonder of a star”

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Author:Maud Hart Lovelace

“I think people tend to see the bigger point, which is maybe not fitting in and feeling like you didn't have the childhood that you expected you would have, or that you felt lonely or struggled with drugs and alcohol or just that you were able to achieve your dreams.”

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Author:Augusten Burroughs

“My childhood was extremely lonely. I was dyslexic and lots of kids make fun of me. That experience made me tough inside, because you learn to quietly accept ridicule.”

Made Kids Fun Accepting Childhood Tough Lonely Ridicule Dyslexic

Author:Tom Cruise