During the longest period of the human past nothing was more terrible than to feel that one stood by oneself. To be alone, to experience things by oneself, neither to obey nor to rule, to be an individual-that was not a pleasure but a punishment; one was sentenced to individuality.

People strive for success, but it's very lonely at the top. Now I realise the ultimate prize is a family.

It's a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead-and find no one there.

It's a terrible thing to be lonesome, especially in the middle of a crowd.

Loneliness is the leprosy of the modern world.

The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.