3,311 Quotes About Loneliness

Even now I know that I am not a hero of my own story

Silence is a cage. These words are my wings.

Oh, how good it is to be with someone, sometimes.

But many of us seek community solely to escape the fear of being alone. Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.

...and you drink a little too much and try a little too hard. And you go home to a cold bed and think, 'That was fine'. And your life is a long line of fine.

You are never alone. You are eternally connected with everyone.

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.

It is beautiful, it is endless, it is full and yet seems empty. It hurts us.

It's alright to love someone who doesn't love you back, as long as they're worth you loving them. As long as they deserve it.