Quotes about Aloneness

This is what I think, in essence, prayer is. It is the breaking of silence. It is the need to be known and the need to know. Prayer is the sound made by our deepest aloneness.

Forlorn! the very word is like a bellTo toll me back from thee to my sole self!

Aloneness exaggerates our emotions and sensitivity.

Even Vacancy was crowded with her.

That which had made Helmholtz so uncomfortably aware of being himself and all alone was too much ability.

To deeply understand fear we must also look at ourselves and the way we interpret our situations. Those scary objects can reveal what we cherish. They point out our insatiable quest for control, our sense of aloneness.

For postmodern people, the universe is not inherently enchanted, as it was for the ancients. We have to do all the "enchanting" ourselves. This leaves us alone, confused, and doubtful. There is no meaning already in place for our discovery and enjoyment.

Marriage will not solve "aloneness."

We are alone in a world where everything is nothing and we are part of the divine.