" Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart. "

— Washington Irving

" If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right. "

— Jules Renard

" Loneliness is never more cruel than when it is felt in close propinquity with someone who has ceased to communicate. "

— Germaine Greer

" Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. "

— Mark Twain

" The longest way must have its close—the gloomiest night will wear on to a morning. "

— Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

" The moon is a reminder that no matter what phase I am in, I am still whole. "

— Unknown