Kathi Appelt Quotes

Everyone's been lonely at some point and in need of a friend.

We can all understand that feeling of being alone in the world trying to find ways to not be alone.

I realize, for the first time, how very lonely I've been in the arena. How comforting the presence of another human being can be.

For whoever is lonely there is a tavern.

The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.

Sometimes, when a man is alone, that's all you got is your dog.

Yes, but don't forget I also have the luxury of the worlds finest band when it gets lonely.

Only solitary men know the full joys of frienship. Others have their family; but to a solitary and an exile, his friends are everything.

People are lonely. They want company and your book can provide them company and a little bit of hope. And there's nothing wrong with that.

The interesting thing is why we're so desperate for this anesthetic against loneliness.

I don't mind being an only child; never have. I am lucky, though, that I have my friend Emily, who grew-up very close to me and so, there is someone I have shared memories with. I would miss that if I didn't have it, I think.

Man loves company - even if it is only that of a small burning candle.

When you have a lot of solitude, any living thing becomes a companion.

Going through life solo isn't very exciting if you can't share it with somebody, you know?

There are some people who make you feel less lonely.

Music helped me, growing up: it very much felt like a companion and made me less lonely.

Far from 'rotting my brain,' as I was often told would happen, TV helped me feel less alone at a time when I spent so much time alone.

It's always nice when two people who don't got no one else find each other as friends.

After a certain age, you felt a need not to be alone. It grew stronger, like a radio frequency, until finally it was so powerful that you were forced to do something about it.

If I had a dog I would not feel so lonely, but I suppose that is asking for too much.

There are no words to express the abyss between isolation and having one ally. It may be conceded to the mathematician that four is twice two. But two is not twice one; two is two thousand times one.

You do not have to be alone. The world never inflicts loneliness upon us. That is something we choose or reject by ourselves.

No one can live without friendship, because what would you do all day without friends?

I wake up in the morning and I feel like I’m missing something. I know that there’s something not right, and it takes me a while to remember what it is . . . then I remember. My best friend is gone. My only friend. It was silly of me to rely so much on one person.

To a heart formed for friendship and affection the charms of solitude are very short-lived.