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A lonely man is a lonesome thing, a stone, a bone, a stick, a rece

A lonely man is a lonesome thing, a stone, a bone, a stick, a receptacle for Gilbeys gin, a stooped figure sitting at the edge of a hotel bed, heaving copious sighs like the autumn wind. – John Cheever

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Homesickness is nothing. Fifty percent of the people in the world are homesick all the time. – John Cheever

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When I remember my family, I always remember their backs. They were always indignantly leaving places. – John Cheever

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No one ever discovers the depths of his own loneliness. – Georges Bernanos

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In cities no one is quiet but many are lonely; in the country, people are quiet but few are lonely. – Geoffrey F. Fisher

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At the innermost core of all loneliness is a deep and powerful yearning for union with ones lost self. – Brendan Francis

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