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

All things on earth point home in old October; sailors to sea, travellers to walls...

All things on earth point home in old October; sailors to sea, travellers to walls...

So, then, to every man his chance - to every man, regardless of his birth,...

So, then, to every man his chance - to every man, regardless of his birth,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The surest cure for vanity is loneliness

The surest cure for vanity is loneliness

Most of the time we think we're sick, it's all in the mind.

Most of the time we think we're sick, it's all in the mind.

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...

Death the last voyage, the longest, and the best.

Death the last voyage, the longest, and the best.

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...

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.

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...

Our care should not be to have lived long as to have lived enough.

Our care should not be to have lived long as to have lived enough.

As I grow to understand life less and less, I learn to live it more...

As I grow to understand life less and less, I learn to live it more...

Living is death; dying is life. We are not what we appear to be. On...

Living is death; dying is life. We are not what we appear to be. On...

No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer...

No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer...