10 Quotes To Remember When You Feel Lonely

If you’ve ever felt lonely before, you know just how badly it can hurt. Scientists have even called loneliness an epidemic due to how widespread and severe the isolation can seem in our modern way of living. We all have feelings of being alone in this world from time to time, but we can learn valuable lessons through the seemingly unbearable pain. The next time you feel lonely, refer to the following quotes for guidance and support.

Here are 10 Quotes To Remember When You Feel Lonely

1. “The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.”

― Lois Lowry, The Giver

2. “I have absolutely no pleasure in the stimulants in which I sometimes so madly indulge. It has not been in the pursuit of pleasure that I have periled life and reputation and reason. It has been the desperate attempt to escape from torturing memories, from a sense of insupportable loneliness and a dread of some strange impending doom.”

― Edgar Allan Poe

3. “If you're lonely when you're alone, you're in bad company.”

― Jean-Paul Sartre

4. “Not everyone you lose is a loss.” – Unknown

5. “Sometimes you need to take a break from everyone and spend time alone to experience, appreciate, and love yourself.” – Robert Tew

6. “The hardest walk is walking alone, but it’s also the walk that makes you the strongest.” – Unknown

7. “Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.”

― Henry Rollins

8. “If you smile when you are alone, then you really mean it.”

― Andy Rooney

9. “To be alone is to be different, to be different is to be alone.”

― Suzanne Gordon