Being Single Quotes - Page 2

The strongest force in the universe is a human being living consistently with his identity.

Being single also sucks sometimes because you're single.

Know that everything is in perfect order whether you understand it or not.

Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except your self.

If you're comfortable with yourself-which everyone can get to, to some extent-that's when you start getting into who is your real self.

The part that's difficult is being single, at 41, after 10 years of marriage and two kids. That's like having a bunch of money in a currency of a country that doesn't exist anymore.

Everybody thinks theyll never get married at your age. You think you can go on all your life being single, but you suddenly find out that you cant.

We are betrayed by what is false within

The truly faithless one is the one who makes love to only a fraction of you. And denies the rest.

You do not need to be loved, not at the cost of yourself. The single relationship that is truly central and crucial in a life is the relationship to the self.

You do not need to be loved, not at the cost of yourself. Of all the people you will know in the lifetime, you are the only one you will never leave or lose.

I love being single. It's almost like being rich.

It's better to be healthy alone than sick with someone else.

But never again use another person's body or emotions as a scratching post for your own unfulfilling yearnings.

The trouble is not really in being alone, it's being lonely. One can be lonely in the midst of a crowd, don't you think?

If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise.

Winning isn't the end of the world

Whoever starts out toward the unknown must consent to venture alone.

Best be yourself, imperial, plain, and true.

I want to be better at being single, and I want to be better at feeling okay about being single. I don't need a boyfriend.

Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony.

When I get lonely these days, I think: So BE lonely, Liz. Learn your way around loneliness. Make a map of it. Sit with it, for once in your life. Welcome to the human experience. But never again use another person's body or emotions as a scratching post for your own unfulfilled yearnings.

I regard romantic comedies as a subgenre of sci-fi, in which the world operates according to different rules than my regular human world.

Is being single hard? It depends where your mind is. If you are focused, being single is an enjoyable experience, but if you hate being alone, you'll hate being single. I think it depends on the individual are where they are in life.

The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and I think that is something which is important for me to learn to do.