80 Heart-Touching Lonely Quotes

In a world bustling with constant stimulation and endless connectivity, loneliness has attained an unfavorable reputation. The mere mention of the word evokes feelings of isolation, sadness, and disconnection.

Yet, amidst this sea of negativity that surrounds loneliness, there is an untapped beauty that can be found in the profundity of lonely quotes. These thought-provoking snippets not only provide solace to those struggling with solitude but also offer a fresh perspective on the human experience.

Lonely quotes possess the extraordinary ability to turn the negative connotations surrounding loneliness on their head. They remind us that it is okay to feel lonely and that it can be transformed into a positive experience of self-discovery, growth, and connection with others.

It is through these profound snippets of wisdom that we can learn to embrace and appreciate solitude as an integral part of the human experience.

So next time you find yourself alone, seek solace in the beauty of quotes that delve into the profound depths of loneliness, for they may guide you towards illumination and inspire the discovery of untapped potential within yourself.

Feeling Lonely Quotes

“Sometimes being surrounded by everyone is the loneliest, because you’ll realize you have no one to turn to.” —Soraya

“Sometimes being surrounded by everyone is the loneliest, because you’ll realize you have no one to turn to.” Soraya

“I don’t see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness.” —Hunter S. Thompson

“I don’t see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness.” Hunter S. Thompson

“For fear you will be alone, you do so many things that aren’t you at all.” —Richard Brautigan

“For fear you will be alone, you do so many things that aren’t you at all.” Richard Brautigan

“Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that’s where you renew your springs that never dry up.” —Pearl Buck

“Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that’s where you renew your springs that never dry up.” Pearl Buck

“Loneliness is about perceiving that no one is there for you. But solitude is about making a choice to be alone with your thoughts.” ~ Amy Morin

“Loneliness is about perceiving that no one is there for you. But solitude is about making a choice to be alone with your thoughts.” Amy Morin

“The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved.” —Mother Teresa

“The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved.” Mother Teresa

“The time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Life’s cruelest irony.” —Douglas Coupland

“The time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Life’s cruelest irony.” Douglas Coupland

“Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering, and it’s all over much too soon.” —Woody Allen

“Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering, and it’s all over much too soon.” Woody Allen

“Loneliness is not a reality, it’s just a feeling. Convert it to SOLITUDE.” ~ Invajy

“Loneliness is not a reality, it’s just a feeling. Convert it to SOLITUDE.”  Invajy

“Being alone doesn’t necessarily cause loneliness. Many people feel lonely despite being in the constant presence of other people.” ~ Invajy

“Being alone doesn’t necessarily cause loneliness. Many people feel lonely despite being in the constant presence of other people.” Invajy

“If you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it’s not because they enjoy solitude. It’s because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.” ~ Jodi Picoult

“If you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it’s not because they enjoy solitude. It’s because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.”  Jodi Picoult

“Loneliness is not lack of company, loneliness is lack of purpose.” ~ Guillermo Maldonado

“Loneliness is not lack of company, loneliness is lack of purpose.”  Guillermo Maldonado

“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” ~ Maya Angelou

“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.”  Maya Angelou

“In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.” ~ Laurence Sterne

“In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.”  Laurence Sterne

“There is nothing outside of yourself. Look within. Everything you want is there.” ~ Rumi

“There is nothing outside of yourself. Look within. Everything you want is there.”  Rumi

“Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.” ~ Thomas Wolfe

“Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.”  Thomas Wolfe

“Sometimes being surrounded by everyone is the loneliest, because you’ll realize you have no one to turn to.” ~ Soraya

“Sometimes being surrounded by everyone is the loneliest, because you’ll realize you have no one to turn to.”  Soraya

“Inside myself is a place where I live all alone, and that’s where you renew your springs that never dry up.” ~ Pearl Buck

“Inside myself is a place where I live all alone, and that’s where you renew your springs that never dry up.”  Pearl Buck

“Sometimes you have to stand alone just to make sure you still can.” ~ Anonymous

“Sometimes you have to stand alone just to make sure you still can.”  Anonymous

“A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.” ~ Arthur Schopenhauer

“A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.” Arthur Schopenhauer

Sad Lonely Quotes

“I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is ending up with people who make you feel all alone.” — Robin Williams

“I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is ending up with people who make you feel all alone.” Robin Williams

“This world that I live in is empty and cold. The loneliness cuts me and tortures my soul.” — Waylon Jennings

“This world that I live in is empty and cold. The loneliness cuts me and tortures my soul.” Waylon Jennings

“I feel so alone in this world fill with 7.billions souls.”― Marty Bisson milo

“I feel so alone in this world fill with 7.billions souls.” Marty Bisson milo

“Loneliness is the ultimate poverty.” — Pauline Phillips

“Loneliness is the ultimate poverty.” Pauline Phillips

“Keep in mind that to avoid loneliness, many people need both a social circle and an intimate attachment. Having just one of two may still leave you feeling lonely.” — Gretchen Rubin

“Keep in mind that to avoid loneliness, many people need both a social circle and an intimate attachment. Having just one of two may still leave you feeling lonely.” Gretchen Rubin

“What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?” — George Eliot

“What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?” George Eliot

“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” — Maya Angelou

“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” Maya Angelou

“He says he’s lonely, horribly lonely because of this love he feels for her. She says she’s lonely too. She doesn’t say why.” Marguerite Duras

“Sometimes it’s better to be alone, no one can hurt you that way.” — Tinku Razoria

“Sometimes it’s better to be alone, no one can hurt you that way.” Tinku Razoria

“For me, books have always been a way to feel less alone while being alone. Perhaps if I was depressed and isolated, just communicating with these authors through their sentences helped me.” — Jonathan Ames

“For me, books have always been a way to feel less alone while being alone. Perhaps if I was depressed and isolated, just communicating with these authors through their sentences helped me.” Jonathan Ames

"Having everyone, sometimes like having no one , this is when you feel lonely."

“Having everyone, sometimes like having no one , this is when you feel lonely.”

"Being alone is good but being lonely is the worst."

“Being alone is good but being lonely is the worst.”

"Loneliness can make you develop into a strong person."

“Loneliness can make you develop into a strong person.”

"I decided to be alone because I could not give others a chance so that I would feel lonely."

“I decided to be alone because I could not give others a chance so that I would feel lonely.”

"From your perspective, I am happy and I have everyone but from my point of view, I am sad and lonely."

“From your perspective, I am happy and I have everyone but from my point of view, I am sad and lonely.”

"I am alone and this loneliness is killing me."

“I am alone and this loneliness is killing me.”

"People think that I am alone but I have the greatest support from myself."

“People think that I am alone but I have the greatest support from myself.”

"People around me are not right for me, so I am alone in the crowd."

“People around me are not right for me, so I am alone in the crowd.”

"Loneliness is not caused by others, it is when your mind tells you that nobody cares about you."

“Loneliness is not caused by others, it is when your mind tells you that nobody cares about you.”

"It is up to you whether you want to be part of the crowd or walk alone on the way to find your own identity."

“It is up to you whether you want to be part of the crowd or walk alone on the way to find your own identity.”

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Loneliness Quotes About Life

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better. Henry Rollins

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better. Henry Rollins

Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon.  Woody Allen

Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering – and it’s all over much too soon. Woody Allen

Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I'm most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who will care for me.  Anne Hathaway


Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I’m most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who will care for me. Anne Hathaway

We are all born alone and die alone. The loneliness is definitely part of the journey of life. Jenova Chen

We are all born alone and die alone. The loneliness is definitely part of the journey of life. Jenova Chen

“You will always remain lonely till the day you meet a person who can understand your mind deeply!”  Mehmet Murat ildan

“You will always remain lonely till the day you meet a person who can understand your mind deeply!”  Mehmet Murat ildan



Look for yourself, and you will find in the long run only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ruin, and decay. But look for Christ, and you will find Him, and with Him everything else thrown in.  C. S. Lewis

Look for yourself, and you will find in the long run only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ruin, and decay. But look for Christ, and you will find Him, and with Him everything else thrown in. C. S. Lewis

Loneliness and the Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.   Mother Teresa


Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty. Mother Teresa

At the innermost core of all loneliness is a deep and powerful yearning for union with one's lost self.  Brendan Behan

At the innermost core of all loneliness is a deep and powerful yearning for union with one’s lost self. Brendan Behan

“People would rather live in a community with unreasonable claims, than face loneliness with their truth” Bangambiki Habyarimana

“People would rather live in a community with unreasonable claims, than face loneliness with their truth” Bangambiki Habyarimana

“Only the thirsty knows the real taste of water; only the lonely knows the real weight of emptiness!” Mehmet Murat ildan

“Only the thirsty knows the real taste of water; only the lonely knows the real weight of emptiness!” Mehmet Murat ildan

“What makes us lonely are the feelings that we never share with anyone.”
― Bunny Naidu

“What makes us lonely are the feelings that we never share with anyone.”
 Bunny Naidu

“If you're lonely when you're alone, you're in bad company.”
― Jean-Paul Sartre

“If you’re lonely when you’re alone, you’re in bad company.”
 Jean-Paul Sartre

“Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine.”
― Honoré de Balzac

“Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine.”
 Honoré de Balzac

“When the solitude invites you, accept it, because it will make you hear the inner voices that you can never hear in the crowds!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“When the solitude invites you, accept it, because it will make you hear the inner voices that you can never hear in the crowds!”
 Mehmet Murat ildan

“Loneliness told me, I will not leave you alone.”
― Biju Karakkonam

“Loneliness told me, I will not leave you alone.”

Biju Karakkonam

“The privilege of living a long life comes at a price -the increasing loss of those we know and love around us.”
― Stewart Stafford

“The privilege of living a long life comes at a price -the increasing loss of those we know and love around us.” Stewart Stafford

“Ultimately, oneness is the realization that we can never truly be alone.”
― Todd Perelmuter

“Ultimately, oneness is the realization that we can never truly be alone.”
 Todd Perelmuter

“Your loneliness can end at any moment because the world is full lonely souls!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Your loneliness can end at any moment because the world is full lonely souls!”
 Mehmet Murat ildan

“Being alone never felt right. sometimes it felt good, but it never felt right.”
― Charles Bukowski

“Being alone never felt right. sometimes it felt good, but it never felt right.”
 Charles Bukowski

“When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives.”
― George R.R. Martin

“When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives.”
George R.R. Martin

Always Alone Quotes

“Once you start loving your own presence, you stop chasing people in your life.” 

“Once you start loving your own presence, you stop chasing people in your life.” 

“Sometimes you just need to be alone and let your tears out.”

“Sometimes you just need to be alone and let your tears out.”

“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Being alone has a power that very few people can handle.” -Steven Aitchison

“Being alone has a power that very few people can handle.” Steven Aitchison

“Better to be with no one than to be with the wrong one.”

“Better to be with no one than to be with the wrong one.” 

”The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.”

”The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.”

“I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity” -Albert Einstein

“I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity” Albert Einstein

“I’m learning a lot about myself being alone.”

“I’m learning a lot about myself being alone.”

“The sun is alone too. And he’s still shining.”

“The sun is alone too. And he’s still shining.”

“Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.” -Paul Tillich

“Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.” Paul Tillich

“Sometimes, you find yourself in the middle of nowhere, and sometimes, in the middle of nowhere you find yourself.”

“Sometimes, you find yourself in the middle of nowhere, and sometimes, in the middle of nowhere you find yourself.”

 

“Those who fly solo have the strongest wings.”

“Those who fly solo have the strongest wings.”

“I enjoy being alone, my soul is at peace in the silence.”

“I enjoy being alone, my soul is at peace in the silence.”

“If you want to be strong, learn to enjoy being alone.”

“If you want to be strong, learn to enjoy being alone.”

“Happiness is being alone with your own thoughts.”

“Happiness is being alone with your own thoughts.”

"You need to look after yourself too. If you need to rest, rest. If you need time alone retreat."

“You need to look after yourself too. If you need to rest, rest. If you need time alone retreat.”

"It is okay to live a life others do not understand."

 “It is okay to live a life others do not understand.”

"Everything has changed and yet, I am more me than I've ever been."

“Everything has changed and yet, I am more me than I’ve ever been.”

"Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others."

Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.”

"I am me, nothing more, nothing less, and that is enough."

“I am me, nothing more, nothing less, and that is enough.”

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