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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I was never less alone than when by myself.
I was never less alone than when by myself.
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.
Man's loneliness is but his fear of life.
Man's loneliness is but his fear of life.
She's leaving home after living alone for so many years.
She's leaving home after living alone for so many years.
Don't let loneliness drive you back into the arms of someone you know you don't belong with.
Don't let loneliness drive you back into the arms of someone you know you don't belong with.
If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
Loneliness breaks the spirit.
Loneliness breaks the spirit.
There is none more lonely than the man who loves only himself.
There is none more lonely than the man who loves only himself.
It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone.
It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone.
