It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone - so far.
You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.
I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone.
We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.
We are born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Everything in-between is a gift.
It is better to be alone than in bad company.
Language... has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word 'solitude' to express the glory of being alone.
I have to be alone very often. I'd be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That's how I refuel.
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
There's a reason I said I'd be happy alone. It wasn't 'cause I thought I'd be happy alone. It was because I thought if I loved someone and then it fell apart, I might not make it. It's easier to be alone. Because what if you learn that you need love and then you don't have it? What if you like it and lean on it? What if if you shape your life around it and then it falls apart? Can you even survive that kind of pain? Losing love is like organ damage. It's like dying. The only difference is death ends. This, it could go on forever.
When they are alone they want to be with others, and when they are with others they want to be alone. After all, human beings are like that.
I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.
Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
...walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.
Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty; but learn to be happy alone.
Lacy was just as happy alone as with company. When she was alone, she was potential; with others she was realized.
I’ve been happy alone and I’ve been unhappy without you. I never wanted to depend on anyone, or to let myself care so much I could be made unhappy. But I depend on you and I love you.
Nobody is happy alone. To share experiences is always a good thing.
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