#lonely

But it is obvious that our fathers, whose efforts have planted these great and prosperous cities along the once lonely trails of our own broad land, received all the fundamentals of civilization as a heritage from their European ancestors. ↗

— James H. Breasted

#ancestors #broad #cities #civilization #efforts

It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God. ↗

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

#lonely #play #sometimes #trying #very

Christmas is a holiday that persecutes the lonely, the frayed, and the rejected. ↗

— Jimmy Cannon

#holiday #lonely #rejected

The little island seemed to float on the dark lake-waters. Trees grew on it, and a little hill rose in the middle of it. It was a mysterious island, lonely and beautiful. All the children stood and gazed at it, loving it and longing to go to it. It looked so secret - almost magic. “Well,” said Jack at last. “What do you think? Shall we run away, and live on the secret island?” “Yes!” whispered all the children. “Let’s! ↗

— Enid Blyton

#children #island #lonely #mysterious #running-away

A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure. ↗

— Charlie Chaplin

#adventure #always #dreamer #fellow #gentleman

The time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. ↗

— Doug Coupland

#lonely #most #need #time #you

Oh, I do get lonely, yes. ↗

— Courteney Cox

#i #i do #lonely #oh #yes

You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with. ↗