Emotional loneliness and isolation that capture the deep feelings of being alone, even when surrounded by others:
Loneliness Quotes
1. “The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” – Michel de Montaigne
2. “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.” – Mother Teresa
3. “Sometimes you need to be alone. Not to be lonely, but to enjoy your free time being yourself.” – Anonymous
4. “I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel all alone.” – Robin Williams
5. “The eternal quest of the human being is to shatter his loneliness.” – Norman Cousins
6. “Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.” – Paul Tillich
7. “The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself.” – Mark Twain
8. “We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.” – Albert Schweitzer
9. “Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.” – Henry Rollins
10. “Being alone never felt right. Sometimes it felt good, but it never felt right.” – Charles Bukowski
11. “It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.” – Albert Einstein
12. “The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
13. “I think it’s good for a person to spend time alone. It gives them an opportunity to discover who they are.” – Amy Sedaris
14. “The silence isn’t so bad, till I look at my hands and feel sad. Because the spaces between my fingers are right where yours fit perfectly.” – Owl City
15. “The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
16. “There is nothing more lonely or terrifying than feeling unheard.” —House of Cards
17. “Someday you’re gonna be all alone, so you need to figure out how to take care of yourself.” —The Queen’s Gambit
18. “In the beginning, everyone is there, but then they forget.” —Grey’s Anatomy
19. “I think loneliness probably kills more people than cancer.” —A Simple Favor
20. “They judge me before they even know me. That’s why I’m better off alone.” —Shrek
21. “6:30, dinner with me. I can’t cancel that again.” —How the Grinch Stole Christmas
22. “The journey’s a lonely one. So much more than we know.” —Kung Fu Panda
23. “People think I’m odd, so I know how it feels to be different, and I know how lonely that can be.” —Beauty and the Beast
24. “You can leave. I’ll remember you. I remember everyone that leaves.” —Lilo and Stitch