Loneliness In The City Quotes

I'm alone, stumbling through the city in the dark, trying not to let the night freeze my blood. — Isaac Marion

When the sex war is won prostitutes should be shot as collaborators for their terrible betrayal of all women. — Julie Burchill

The bold enterprises are the successful ones. Take counsel of hopes rather than of fears to win in this business. — Rutherford B. Hayes

A poem can't do its work if you only read snippets of it. — John Green

America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people. — Lord Byron

A city full of eight million people. It was all rather lonely sometimes. — Kelly Moran

The main thing about aliens is that they are alien. They feel no responsibility for fulfilling any of your expectations. (Dark City Lights) — Robert Silverberg

I seek the city because there is nothing sweeter than not being alone in your loneliness. — Charlotte Eriksson

It isn't really much of a mystery, this occasional need I have to comfort my father. I did something terrible to his son once. — John Darnielle

Pleasure is the flower that passes; remembrance, the lasting perfume. — Stanislas De Boufflers

Eternity is a long time to spend alone, without others of your kind. — Cassandra Clare

This he thinks is the secret to New York City's vast productivity: everyone works all the time to avoid facing their loneliness. — Chris Pavone

You can be lonely anywhere, but there is a particular flavour to the loneliness that comes from living in a city, surrounded by millions of people. — Olivia Laing

Maturity and experience are part of my liberation. — Alicia Keys

She shuffled with her head bowed, her dark eyes drifting to avoid contact, and she screamed in bed at night. (Dark City Lights) — Jim Fusilli