Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

I don't mind being an only child; never have. I am lucky, though, that I have my friend Emily, who grew-up very close to me and so, there is someone I have shared memories with. I would miss that if I didn't have it, I think.

We can all understand that feeling of being alone in the world trying to find ways to not be alone.

Everyone's been lonely at some point and in need of a friend.

There are no words to express the abyss between isolation and having one ally.

Only solitary men know the full joys of friendship. Others have their family; but to a solitary and an exile his friends are everything.

If you have a friend, things are better than if you didn't have a friend.

Only solitary men know the full joys of frienship. Others have their family; but to a solitary and an exile, his friends are everything.

One major challenge within happiness is loneliness. The more I've learned about happiness, the more I've come to believe that loneliness is a terrible, common, and important obstacle to consider.

Going through life solo isn't very exciting if you can't share it with somebody, you know?

The solution to alone-ness is not more solitude, but companionship and community.

I'd like to get back to my family and friends - believe it or not, I do have some real friends.

For me, I value connection a lot, talking to people and connecting. Don't get me wrong: I enjoy having my own time, but I think it's really important to have that connection, so living on Mars would be a struggle for me.

I've always been someone who needs someone with them to poke and annoy. I'm useless at being by myself.

I live by myself, so I derive a lot of joy from being with my friends and their families.

I really, really need community.

I don't know how much longer I can keep going without a friend. I used to be able to do it very easily, but that was before I knew what having a friend was like.

(He) had not realized how much he needed this sweet, friendly sound. How much he needed someone to settle in next to him. He didn't know that he needed to not be so solitary until at last he wasn't. So many needs in one old dog.

A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside.

I realize, for the first time, how very lonely I've been in the arena. How comforting the presence of another human being can be.

No one can live without friendship, because what would you do all day without friends?

In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes overcast you will be alone.

I wake up in the morning and I feel like I’m missing something. I know that there’s something not right, and it takes me a while to remember what it is . . . then I remember. My best friend is gone. My only friend. It was silly of me to rely so much on one person.

Honestly, humans are social creatures that really crave intimacy, and I think that the friends I have who are trying to somehow go it alone are suffering for it.

For whoever is lonely there is a tavern.