The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, peculiar to myself and to a few other solitary men, is the central and inevitable fact of human existence

Quote by Thomas Wolfe

Topics: Belief Quotes, Life Quotes, Loneliness Quotes, Principles Quotes

Love is the ultimate expression of the will to live.

Love is the ultimate expression of the will to live.

The attitude is we live and let live. This is actually an amazing change in...

The attitude is we live and let live. This is actually an amazing change in...

The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from...

The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from...

If a conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, a liberal is a conservative who's...

If a conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, a liberal is a conservative who's...

There is no spectacle on earth more appealing than that of a beautiful woman in...

There is no spectacle on earth more appealing than that of a beautiful woman in...

If a man has talent and can't use it, he's failed. If he uses only...

If a man has talent and can't use it, he's failed. If he uses only...

Publishing is a very mysterious business. It is hard to predict what kind of sale...

Publishing is a very mysterious business. It is hard to predict what kind of sale...

A young man is so strong, so mad, so certain, and so lost. He has...

A young man is so strong, so mad, so certain, and so lost. He has...

Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.

Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.

If a conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, a liberal is a conservative who's...

If a conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, a liberal is a conservative who's...

One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes...

One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes...

The attitude is we live and let live. This is actually an amazing change in...

The attitude is we live and let live. This is actually an amazing change in...

If a man has talent and can't use it, he's failed. If he uses only...

If a man has talent and can't use it, he's failed. If he uses only...

You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money,...

You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money,...

America - It is a fabulous country, the only fabulous country; it is the only...

America - It is a fabulous country, the only fabulous country; it is the only...

Fields are won by those who believe in the winning.

Fields are won by those who believe in the winning.

The surest cure for vanity is loneliness

The surest cure for vanity is loneliness

Half the pleasure of solitude comes from having with us some friend to whom we...

Half the pleasure of solitude comes from having with us some friend to whom we...

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god

In the streets and in society I am almost invariably cheap and dissipated, my life...

In the streets and in society I am almost invariably cheap and dissipated, my life...

I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity

I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity