
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