More quotations tagged with “loneliness”
The more we take the welfare of others to heart and work for their benefit, the more benefit we derive for ourselves. This is a fact we can see. And the more selfish we remain and self-centered, the more selfish our way of life is, the lonelier we feel and the more miserable. This is also a fact we can see.
—14th Dalai Lama
I keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave them.
—Veronica Roth in Allegiant
I realize, for the first time, how very lonely I’ve been. How comforting the presence of another human being can be.
—Suzanne Collins in The Hunger Games
I was beginning to suspect that underneath the awkwardness there was just more awkwardness and not much else. And that would explain why I stood in a room full of people and felt like the loneliest girl in the world.
—Sarra Manning in Guitar Girl
When you are your own best friend, you don’t endlessly seek out relationships, friendships, and validation from the wrong sources because you realize that the only approval and validation you need is your own.
—Mandy Hale in The Single Woman