Erma Bombeck Quotes

Remember we're all in this alone.

Solitude begets whimsies.

The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely.

We walk alone in the world.

The primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cultivate that state which most men, necessarily, must avoid; the state of being alone.

I like the idea of being alone. I like the idea of often being alone in all aspects of my life. I like to feel lonely. I like to need things.

As an only child lacking siblings and playmates, I was alone a great deal of the time. Much of this was spent reading virtually anything I could get my hands on.

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.

The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.

Because as an only child, you have your own little world.

Writing is such a singular and lonely occupation. And it's interesting; all of the work that you create is so singular.

My mother said I was a little odd as a kid. I was alone a lot, but I didn't feel alone.

Women and men in the crowd meet and mingle, Yet with itself every soul standeth single.

Creating is a lonely thing in a lot of ways.

The writer is all alone.

I don't belong to anyone.

The rare few, who, early in life have rid themselves of the friendship of the many.

I've always kind of lived in my own world.

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.

When you feel that the way you interpret the world is fairly idiosyncratic, you can feel somewhat ostracized and lonely.

I played a lot of dress-up in my room. I really liked being alone. I had a lot of friends, but I had an only-child, live-in-my-head personality.

Our parents had Ph.D.s, but we were dirty ragamuffin children. I spent a huge amount of time by myself. I daydreamed and learned how to be alone and not be lonely.

I think my becoming a writer had much to do with spending a chunk of each year sitting by myself out in a tent without radio, without newspapers, without a whole lot of people to interact with, without anybody having any sort of similar background to me.

My dreams are like fuzzy Charlie Kaufman movies, so I love going to sleep.

It sounds lonely being Bob Dylan, because Bob Dylan likes being around other Bob Dylans, and there are not many other Bob Dylans around.