Quotes About Aloneness

God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly

Loneliness is not the worst emotion

We were surrounded by people on the platform, but we were entirely alone.

To be insular is to be independent. But it is also to be alone.

I lack the World, for I move like a Ghost through it.

Interacting with other people does not come naturally to me; it is a strain and requires effort, and since it does not come naturally I feel like I am not really myself when I make that effort. I feel fairly comfortable with my family, but even with them I sometimes feel the strain of not being alone.