"All us got is us." Peggy's mother . . . Peggy is a character in Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good by Jan Karon
"Each word from you will be a light in this wilderness." USA President James A. Garfield writing to his wife while he was in Chicago at the Republican National Convention
"I feel like one
Who treads alone
Some banquet hall deserted,
Whose lights are fled,
Whose garland's dead,
and all but he departed.
Thomas Moore, (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852) was an Irish poet, singer, songwriter, and entertainer
"One is less lonely when one is alone." Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 4 February 1906 – 9 April 1945) was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident, and key founding member of the Confessing Church.
"To be alone in a crowd is very solitary." Robert E. Lee, (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was an American soldier known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War
"To express her sadness, Allie, a young girl, wrote on a piece of wood and set it in a park, 'To be hones, I'm sad. Nobody ever wants to hang out with me, ad I have lost the only person that listens. I cry every day.'
'When someone found that note, she brought sidewalk chalk to the park and asked people to write their thoughts to Allie. Dozens of words of support were left by students from a nearby school.: "We love you." "God loes you." "You are beloved." The school principal said, "This is one little way that we can reach out and maybe help fill [her void] She represents all of us because at some point in time we have all or will all experience sadness and suffering." ' Our Daily Bread, June 29 (year?).
"What a lovely surprise to finally discover how un-lonely being alone can be." Ellen Burstyn - Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Known for her portrayals of complex women in dramas, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, making her one of the few performers to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting".
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