I was lonely. I felt it deeply and permanently, that this state of being on my own might never disappear. But I welcomed the lonliness, which had everything to do with being anonymous. It's never lonliness that nibbles away at a person's insides, but not having room inside themselves to be comfortably alone.
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
If you’re lonely when you’re alone, you’re in bad company.
Loneliness is a sign you are in desperate need of yourself.
Loneliness is like a prison, where you are both the suffering prisoner and the cruel jailer.
What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be.
Being away from everyone else may be lonely, but being away from you will be even lonelier.
Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.
It’s better to be lonely than to be with someone who makes you feel alone.
Remember: the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Life’s cruelest irony.
A season of loneliness and isolation is when the caterpillar gets its wings. Remember that next time you feel alone.
Loneliness is not a reality, it’s just a feeling. Convert it to SOLITUDE.
The loneliness you feel with another person, the wrong person, is the loneliest of all.
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