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There's a tremendous difference between alone and lonely. You could be lonely in a group of people. I like being alone. I like eating by myself. I go home at night and just watch a movie or hang out with my dog. I have to exert myself and really say, oh God, I've got to see my friends 'cause I'm too content being by myself.

Sometimes I get lonely, but it's nice to be alone.

Our uniqueness makes us special, makes perception valuable - but it can also make us lonely. This loneliness is different from being 'alone': You can be lonely even surrounded by people. The feeling I'm talking about stems from the sense that we can never fully share the truth of who we are. I experienced this acutely at an early age.

Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.

I say I like to be alone, yet I am always surrounded by people.

Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.

I am alone; I am always alone no matter what.

There's a difference between solitude and loneliness.

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