Sometimes he caught himself listening to the sound of his own voice. He thought that in her eyes he would ascent to an angelical stature; and, as he attached the fervent nature of his companion more and more closely to him, he heard the strange impersonal voice which he recognised as his own, insisting on the soul's incurable lonliness. We cannot give ourselves, it said: we are our own.
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What makes loneliness an anguish is not that I have no one to share my burden, but this: I have read more
What makes loneliness an anguish is not that I have no one to share my burden, but this: I have only my own burden to bear.
You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.
You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.
Loneliness is the first thing which God's eye named, not good.
Loneliness is the first thing which God's eye named, not good.
I was never less alone than when by myself.
I was never less alone than when by myself.
What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?
What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?
If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
One can endure sorrow alone, but it takes two to be glad.
One can endure sorrow alone, but it takes two to be glad.
Just think of me and I will be there
Just think of me and I will be there
People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.
People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.
