Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.
-Maya Angelou 

Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it's not because they enjoy solitude. It's because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.
-Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.
-Lois Lowry, The Giver

I used to sit in bed late at night, tears dripping down the tip of my nose as I stared blankly into the night, the only feeling other then the numbness creeping across my curled form was the undeniable sense of loneliness I felt. Now I stand in a room full of people, a mocking smile tugging at my lips, the only feeling a cold numbness that has settled over me; it's then I realize true loneliness is not late at night when you're alone in your bed. No, true loneliness is when you're in a room full of laughing people and you've truly stopped giving a damn. All you feel is that queer-empty loneliness...
-Chloe Rice, The Painful Truth