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Then, as tonight, he had felt lonely, but soon had learnt the bounty of such loneliness. The music had breathed to him its message, to him alone amongst these ordinary folk, whispered its gentle secret. And now the star. Across the shoulders of these people a voice was speaking to him in a tongue that he alone could understand".

Then I drop to my knees because I can't find a decent enough reason not to, because reluctance rarely stands a chance against repeated behavior.

Then I thought of how my life at Ault was a series of interactions and avoidance of interactions in which I pretended not to mind that I was almost always by myself. I could not last for long this way, certainly not for the next three years; I'd been at Ault only seven months, and already, my loneliness felt physically exhausting.

The nights and days had merged, trapped in that little house held captive by a stubborn old woman.

Then she made herself a hot-water bottle, for company as much as warmth, and went slowly up to bed.

Then -- they saw the Groke. Everybody saw her. She sat motionless on the sandy path at the bottom of the steps and stared at them with round, expressionless eyes. She was not particularly big and didn't look dangerous either, but your let that she was terribly evil and would wait for ever. And that was awful. Nobody plucked up enough courage to attack. She sat there for a while, and then slid away into the darkness. But where she had been sitting the ground was frozen!

The old gal was only another lonely creature in a world that didn’t care

The only difference between success and failure is Lack of Vision

The only goal in life is to be happy, genuinely, intensely and consistently , regardless of what it looks like to others.

The only antidote to the loneliness of the streets was the streets themselves.

The only enemy which stands between the talent you posses and success you achieve is known as "EGO" in our Society

The only ones awake at three in the morning are either those who are lonely or those who are in love

The only principle which will make you more content, less bitter is to live a life that has "Less excuses, more results. Less distraction, more focus. Less me, more we. Live with "Gratitude" not with "Greytitude

The only person I really wanted to talk to about Augustus Waters' death was Augustus Waters.

The only one waiting at home for me is my cat!

The only person I really wanted to talk about Augustus Waters was Augustus Waters.

The only principle of Success in Life :"You must be present to win.

The only unreachable dream is the one you don’t reach for.

The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone.

The only way to be content in life is to make sure your NEED don't become GREED.

The only way to escape the feeling of loneliness is to just be silent

The pain will always be in you — but you will not always be in pain.

the path is lost, and I’ve become part of the wreckage − another meaningless casualty.

the pavement makes no sound as it touches your feet calm and constant like silence on repeat languidly your thoughts bleed into the evening air in crimson red the words read 'some things are beyond repair

The path you walk is unique and needed. There is no other like yours. On your path you experience love, joy and peace, as well as loneliness, sadness and torment. These all are specific lessons you choose to rediscover your divine identity.

The person whom you really, really love may not be here anymore. And you might be feeling lonely, but, there are people in this world who really, really love you, so shouldn't that equal it all out? So, please don't ever think that you're alone. I'll be watching over you. I'll always be watching over you. I promise to always watch over you. You're not alone.

The person that fights for every minute of his time will have to be lonely most times

The place had that strange unfurnished cleanliness that lonely houses sometimes have.

There are extremes within any population, but on average, at least among young adults, those who feel lonely actually spend no more time alone than do those who feel more connected. They are no more or less physically attractive than average, and they do not differ, on average, from the non-lonely in terms of height, weight, age, education, or intelligence. Most important, when we look at the broad continuum (rather than just the extremes) of people who feel lonely, we find that they have the capacity to be just as socially adept as anyone else. Feeling lonely does not mean that we have deficient social skills.

The rain echoed in the shadowy attic space and made me feel small and fragile, like a lace glove left behind on moving day - mateless and abandoned.

There are kinds of solitude that provide a respite from loneliness, a holiday if not a cure.

There are lots of different ways grown-ups disappear. It's lonely being the one left behind.

There are rules you've gotta follow when you fuck to forget. A body's only a temple if and when you treat it like one, but a heart can still break even if you never put it together properly in the first place.

There are times when you long for answers and you become painfully aware that you are surrounded by people who may not even comprehend your questions

There are those that wonder which is worse: Not being able to reach out or not having anyone to reach for. There are some that ponder which is the greater ache: Not being able to tell or not having anyone that cares enough to ask. Perhaps it’s not one person that is to blame, but both.

There are thousands of lonely people who carry heavy and difficult burdens of grief, anxiety, pain, and disappointment; but the loneliest of all is one whose life is steeped in sin.

There are times when you are home to yourself and you long for company.

There are times when you don't belong and you think you're going to kill yourself. Once I went to a hotel. Later that night I made a plan. The plan was I would leave my family when my second child was born. And that's what I did. I got up one morning, made breakfast, went to the bus stop, got on a bus. I'd left a note. I got a job in a library in Canada. It would be wonderful to say you regretted it. It would be easy. But what does it mean? What does it mean to regret when you have no choice? It's what you can bear. There it is. No-one's going to forgive me. It was death. I chose life." -Laura Brown-

There are worse things than dying alone or afraid, such as dying unafraid, or dying twice, or dying to live.

There comes a point where you become tired of the loneliness and need a human touch, a caress to make you realize you still exist as a person.

There comes a time when loneliness is stronger than fear.

There had never been any more between us than chance had brought. But perhaps that makes a greater indebtedness and binds closer than much else

There comes a time when something changes you... No matter the impact... Where the world no longer beats in time with you. You no longer feel amongst the fray.. And the feeling of loneliness is a brandished armor you wear the rest of your life.

There has not been a day since his sudden and mysterious vanishing that I have not been searching for him, looking in the most unlikely places. Everything and everyone, existence itself, has become an evocation, a possibility for resemblance. Perhaps this is what is meant by that brief and now almost archaic word: elegy

There is a loneliness that must be particular to monsters, I think, the feeling that each is the only child of a species. And now that loneliness was over.

There is a predictable interlude when the rivals suddenly come together and speak for a second of their common loneliness, thus tritely demonstrating that we really are all the same, though I can't think of any really first-rate film, play, or book that isn't unconsciously dedicated to the fact that we are all inconsolably different.

There is a tremendous difference between alone and lonely. You could be lonely in a group of people. I like being alone. I like eating by myself. I go home at night and just watch a movie or hang out with my dog. I have to exert myself and really say, oh God, I’ve got to see my friends because I’m too content with myself.

There is no Beatitude for the lonesome. The Book doesn't say they are blessed.

There is no living being on earth at this moment except myself. I could walk down the halls, and empty rooms would yawn mockingly at me from every side. God, but life is loneliness, despite all the opiates, despite the shrill tinsel gaiety of 'parties' with no purpose, despite the false grinning faces we all wear. And when at last you find someone to whom you feel you can pour out your soul, you stop in shock at the words you utter — they are so rusty, so ugly, so meaningless and feeble from being kept in the small cramped dark inside you so long. Yes, there is joy, fulfillment and companionship — but the loneliness of the soul in it's appalling self-consciousness, is horrible and overpowering.

There is no place more lonely Than a rich man's home.