Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self. ~ May Sarton
I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. ~ Hafiz of Persia
If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right. ~ Jules Renard
The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself. ~ Mark Twain
Isn't it funny that at Christmas something in you gets so lonely for -- I don't know what exactly, but it's something that you don't mind so much not having at other times. ~ Kate L. Bosher
The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which makes you lonely. ~ Lorraine Hansberry
This is the duty of our generation as we enter the twenty-first century -- solidarity with the weak, the persecuted, the lonely, the sick, and those in despair. It is expressed by the desire to give a noble and humanizing meaning to a community in which all members will define themselves not by their own identity but by that of others. ~ Elie Wiesel
For in the end, freedom is a personal and lonely battle; and one faces down fears of today so that those of tomorrow might be engaged. ~ Alice Walker
When thought is closed in caves, then love will show its roots in deepest hell. ~ William Blake
We don't need sugar, flour or rice or anything else. We just want to see our dear ones. ~ Hafiz of Persia
