“ Let no one tell me that silence gives consent, because whoever is silent dissents. Maria Isabel Barreno Writer
“ My life is spent in perpetual alternation between two rhythms, the rhythm of attracting people for fear I may be lonely and the rhythm of trying to get rid of them because I know that I am bored. C. E. M. Joad Philosopher
“ I guess it all depends on your nature. Some people can't stand being alone. I love solitude and silence. But when I come out of it, I'm a regular talking machine. It's all or nothing for me. Celine Dion Singer
“ 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. Dag Hammarskjold Diplomat
“ Being alone on the moors is scary; as the rain clouds settle in, it makes you realise your place in nature. Dave Davies Musician
“ We're all lonely for something we don't know we're lonely for. How else to explain the curious feeling that goes around feeling like missing somebody we've never even met? David Foster Wallace Novelist
“ I had a very happy childhood, but I wasn't that happy a child. I liked being alone and creating characters and voices. I think that's when your creativity is developed, when you're young. I liked the world of the imagination because it was an easy place to go to. David Walliams Comedian
“ There is no loneliness greater than the loneliness of a failure. The failure is a stranger in his own house. Eric Hoffer Philosopher