Language... has created the word "loneliness" to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word "solitude" read more

Language... has created the word "loneliness" to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word "solitude" to express the glory of being alone.

The eternal quest of the individual human being is to shatter his loneliness.

The eternal quest of the individual human being is to shatter his loneliness.

People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.

People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.

I like to enjoy myself, but rest assured that I can be as serious as anyone else can.

I like to enjoy myself, but rest assured that I can be as serious as anyone else can.

When you're 50 you start thinking about things you haven't thought about before. I used to think getting old was read more

When you're 50 you start thinking about things you haven't thought about before. I used to think getting old was about vanity - but actually it's about losing people you love. Getting wrinkles is trivial.

Who knows what true loneliness is -- not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it read more

Who knows what true loneliness is -- not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. The most miserable outcast hugs some memory or some illusion.

We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.

We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.

Being alone never felt right. sometimes it felt good, but it never felt right.

Being alone never felt right. sometimes it felt good, but it never felt right.

People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about.

People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about.