Makoto Shinkai Quotes

Friends and relatives might be surprised that I think of myself as lonely. I'm married to a man I not only love but like, and we spend a lot of time together. If I feel like socializing, I can usually find someone to meet for coffee or a drink.

I'm actually quite self-sufficient, so it might look as if there isn't room for anyone in my life. That isn't entirely the case.

If loneliness is part of our essence, that is, our essential nature, that is only because of the way, in practical terms, we actually exist; that is, the way we move and work and live in the world.

I really don't like that modern notion of 'I don't need anyone.' I see a lot of young women feeling they have to be that way, they have to be hard, in a way. And what does that bring them? They're just going to be lonesome. They're going to be, at best, lonesome and capable, at worst, lonesome and hard. And is that what we want? No.

I've gone through long periods without being with someone and got a bit lonely, but not for a while.

Often, marriage was solitude, with company.

Even if you're independent, I think you get lonely.

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

I am not a lonely person. I am happily married and not looking for companions on social media.

The good Watson had at that time deserted me for a wife, the only selfish action I can recall in our association. I was alone.

Marriage will not solve "aloneness."

Mom told me, “It probably gets pretty lonely to be Grandma, don’t you think?” I told her, “It probably gets pretty lonely to be anyone

You do not have to marry in order not to be alone- all you need not to be alone is to have some other humans to be your companions and close friends.

I have very few friends. I have a handful of close friends, and I have my family, and I haven't known life to be any happier.

I've been an important star and lived a full life, yet I only hve three close friends. I guess that's all anyone can expect.

I don't have many friends.

Single's fun - you don't have to check in with your girl, but it's not easy. I do get lonely.

I find running life quite hard, and I like sharing that. Obviously, the companionship, being loved and loving, is fantastic. But I don't feel that I couldn't live without a boyfriend or lover or husband.

In Genesis, it says that it is not good for a man to be alone; but sometimes it is a great relief.

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

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.

I remember being a kid and praying in the hell of my house to have somebody love me and somebody that I could love.

I was alone for five years. Having a love is a gigantic bonus in life, but I wasn't unhappy when I was single, either.

You can be much more alone with other people than you are by yourself. Even if it's people you love.

My inspiration are the woman, friendship, and loneliness.