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“The economic dependence of woman and her apparently indestructible illusion that marriage will release her from loneliness and work and worry are potent factors in immunizing her from common sense in dealing with men at work.”

Men Work Common Marriage Worry Economic Loneliness Illusion Common Sense Factors Release Dependence Indestructible Working Man

Author:Mary Barnett Gilson

“For loneliness, worries, difficulties, the unsatisfied need for kindness and sympathy - that is what is hard to bear.”

Needs Hard Kindness Worry Loneliness Bears Difficulty Unsatisfied

Book:Vicent van Gogh, letters from Provence

Source: Vicent van Gogh, letters from Provence

“I am going to give you a piece of advice... advice I wish I'd been told in guidance class back in high school, in between the don't-do-acid and don't-drink-and-drive films. I wish our counselors had told us, 'When you grow older a dreadful, horrible sensation will come over you. It's called loneliness, and you think you know what it is now, but you don't. Here is the list of the symptoms, and don't worry—loneliness is the most universal sensation on the planet. Just remember one fact—loneliness will pass. You will survive and you will be a better human for it.”

Source: Shampoo Planet

“..and I thought how liking a boy was just the same as believing you wanted to know a secret - everything was better when you were denied and could feel tormented by curiousity or loneliness. But the moment of something happening was treacherous. It was just so tiring to have to worry about whether your face was peeling, or to have to laugh at stories that weren’t funny.”

Knows Feels Believe Moments Stories Wanted Faces Secret Boys Worry Laughing Loneliness Happenings Your Face Denied Tire Treacherous Peeling Curiousity

Book:Prep: a novel

Source: Prep: a novel

“Loneliness does not worry me; life is difficult enough, putting up with yourself and with your own habits.”

Doe Enough Life Is Difficult Worry Loneliness Habit Life Is Difficult

Author:Jorge Luis Borges

“Loneliness, insomnia, and change: the fear of these is even worse than the reality.”

Reality Worry Loneliness Insomnia Worry And Fear Worry Fear

Book:Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin

Source: Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin

“Maybe a first love exists to reaffirm the best parts of yourself, the choices you made when you didn't worry about the consequences. Maybe a first love exists to remind you to be brave in the moment, to stand up for your feelings, instead of shrinking back in the face of potential loneliness.”

Firsts Made Moments Feelings Faces Choices Worry Loneliness Consequence Brave First Love Be Brave Shrinking

Author:Adriana Trigiani

“My goal was not to have huge luxuries. As a child, I wanted a house with a garden, which I have today. This is what I dreamed of. I’d never worry about age if I knew I could go on being loved and having the possibility to love... So it isn’t age or even death that one fears, as much as loneliness and the lack of affection.”

Ifs Children Age Today Wanted House Goal Worry Loneliness Possibility Huge Goes On Garden Affection Luxury Being Loved

Author:Audrey Hepburn

“Lack of money means discomfort, means squalid worries, means shortage of tobacco, means ever-present consciousness of failure-above all, it means loneliness.”

Mean Consciousness Poverty Worry Loneliness Discomfort Tobacco Shortage

Book:Keep the Aspidistra Flying

Source: Keep the Aspidistra Flying