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“I was alone with myself. And disgusting as I was it was better than being with somebody else, anybody else, all of them out there doing their pitiful little tricks and handsprings.”
“One of the the things she most liked about the city -apart from all its obvious attractions, the theatre, the galleries, the exhilarating walks by the river- was that so few people ever asked you p...”
“From the top of the bus she could see the vast bowl of London spreading out to the horizon: splendid shops with mannequins in the window, interesting people and already a much bigger world.”
“If we think about each others feelings, then were never alone.”
“I wasn't sure if it was safe for me to be sharing time and space with other people, who all seemed so much gentler and safer and less of a secret to themselves than I felt I was.”
“Loneliness doesn't come from being alone.It comes from seeing other people together.”
“Some people think the real them is whoever they are when they're not around other people.”
“People would rather live in a community with unreasonable claims, than face loneliness with their truth”
“I'd prefer to be alone by myself,than alone in a room full of people.”
“How terrible," said Eragon, "to die alone, separate even from the one who is closest to you."”
“as long as there arehuman beings aboutthere is never going to beany peacefor any individualupon this earth (oranywhere elsethey mightescape to).all you can dois maybe grabten lucky minuteshereor ma...”
“Its the beating of my heart. The way I lie awake, playing with shadows slowly climbing up my wall. The gentle moonlight slipping through my window and the sound of a lonely car somewhere far away,...”
“But now, I am addicted to the peace and calm of being alone. There is something so soothing about solitude that I have no urgent wish to give it up and connect with people.”
“Rule #1 of Traveling-Don't even think of answering questions that contain the word "plan"?”
“If a woman sleeps alone it puts a shame on all men. God has a very big heart, but there is one sin He will not forgive. If a woman calls a man to her bed and he will not go.”
“I lend everyone my ear,But nobody my heart,And I sure would like to change that,But I don't know where to start,I smile more to myself,Than the world will ever see,Because the only time my smile is...”
“The rose I gave you was an emblem of myheart,' said she; 'would you take it away andleave me here alone?' 'Would you give me your hand too, if I askedit?' 'Have I not said enough?”
“Nothing much bothered you for a while and you kept walking like a silhouette through this town, saying his and goodbyes, acting polite at all times. But there is no fire in your heart; you are not ...”
“Many people seek fellowship because they are afraid to be alone...let him who cannot be alone beware of community. He will do harm to himself and to the community. Alone you stood before God when h...”
“My world is a million shattered pieces put together, glued by my tears, where each piece is nothing but a reflection of YOU.”
