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• There's a tremendous difference between alone and lonely. You could be lonely in a group of people. I like being alone. I like eating by myself. I go home at night and just watch a movie or hang out with my dog. I have to exert myself and really say, oh God, I've got to see my friends cos I'm too content being by myself.

  Drew Barrymore

  Dog, Lonely, Being Alone

  "Drew Barrymore: Don't mention the c-word". Interview with Emma Brockes, www.theguardian.com. March 26, 2010.

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• I'm fascinated with myself and love hearing the sound of my own voice. I'd like to hear what I have to say. A lot of people don't like being alone because they truly don't like themselves, but I love me.

  Gene Simmons

  Being Alone, Voice, People

  Interview with Rachael Ray, www.rachaelraymag.com. November 1, 2005.

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• Only the lonely know the way I feel tonight.

  Roy Orbison

  Lonely, Sadness, Being Alone

  Alex Orbison, Roy Orbison, Wesley Orbison (2017). “The Authorized Roy Orbison: The Authorized Biography”, p.643, Hachette UK

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• Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.

  May Sarton

  Lonely, Loneliness, Being Alone

  May Sarton (2014). “Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing: A Novel”, p.92, Open Road Media

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• You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.

  Wayne Dyer

  Confidence, Lonely, Clever

  "Dr. Wayne Dyer Lives On" by Stephanie Seibel, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 3, 2015.

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• I have so many different personalities in me and I still feel lonely.

  Tori Amos

  Lonely, Personality, Different

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• If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.

  Jules Renard

  Lonely, Funny Inspirational, Loneliness

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  Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.

  Henry Rollins

  Lonely, Being Alone, People

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• When everything is lonely I can be my best friend.

  Conor Oberst

  Friendship, Lonely, My Best Friend

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• I don't like to be labeled as lonely just because I am alone.

  Delta Burke

  Single, Lonely, Being Alone

  "5 Things to Love About Being Single" by Whitney Caudill, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 23, 2013.

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• If you want to be happy, learn to be alone without being lonely. Learn that being alone does not mean being unhappy. The world is full of plenty of interesting and enjoyable things to do and people who can enrich your life.

  Michael Josephson

  Lonely, Being Alone, Mean

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• You're only lonely if you're not there for you.

  Phil McGraw

  Lonely, Being Lonely, Ifs

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• 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.

  Gertrude Stein

  Being Alone, Memorable, Feeling Alone

  Gertrude Stein (2017). “Delphi Complete Works of Gertrude Stein (Illustrated)”, p.6173, Delphi Classics

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• I mean one of the things about being alone is that you've no people to define yourself off, I mean, people are like all-round mirrors, because let's face it, we don't often see ourselves all round in a mirror anyway, do we.

  Diana Wynne Jones

  Mean, Mirrors, People

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• It would do the world good if every man would compel himself occasionally to be absolutely alone. Most of the world s progress has come out of such loneliness.

  Bruce Barton

  Lonely, Loneliness, Being Alone

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• Another thing I like to do is sit back and take in nature. To look at the birds, listen to their singing, go hiking, camping and jogging and running, walking along the beach, playing games and sometimes being alone with the great outdoors. It's very special to me.

  Larry Wilcox

  Running, Beach, Hiking

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• Unless we love and are loved, each of us is alone, each of us is deeply lonely.

  Mortimer Adler

  Lonely, Being Alone, Feeling Alone

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• The trouble is not really in being alone, it's being lonely. One can be lonely in the midst of a crowd, don't you think?

  Christine Feehan

  Lonely, Being Single, Thinking

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• I like the idea of being alone. I like the idea of often being alone in all aspects of my life. I like to feel lonely. I like to need things.

  Robert Plant

  Lonely, Plant Life, Ideas

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• While I like people, I do also like being alone in a room and seeing what you can do with a particular theme or subject.

  Dean Koontz

  People, Rooms, Theme

  "The Rumpus Interview With Dean Koontz". Interview with Ben Pfeiffer, therumpus.net. December 21, 2015.

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• Sometimes I get a little sad, and I feel like being alone. Then I talk to my cat about it, and he reminds me I’m James Franco. Then we dance.

  James Franco

  Cat, Littles, Sometimes

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• When I meet someone I like being with more than I like being alone, I'll marry her.

  Emily Giffin

  Emily Giffin (2010). “Baby Proof: A Novel”, p.135, Macmillan

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• I don't like being alone. I haven't been alone since I got a boyfriend.

  Molly Ringwald

  Havens

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I'm a much worse guest than I am a host, and I'm not an awfully good host either. I really like being alone.

  Gore Vidal

  Guests, Host

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• Women are interesting, but that isn't the problem, it is that I like being alone, and I'm also touring so much that it's hard to get a relationship to work.

  Ville Valo

  Interesting, Problem, Touring

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