I used to sit, think, think, thinking, till I felt as lonesome as a kitten in a wash-house copper with the lid on.

The civility which money will purchase, is rarely extended to those who have none.

Reflect upon your present blessings - of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

He is not, as he forcibly remarks, 'one of those fortunate men who, if they were to dive under one side of a barge stark-naked, would come up on the other with…

There's rain on the road and the faithful have gone. In a crowd all alone walking 'round in a song.

We're not a family. We're the opposite of a family. We're people so lonely that when we're together we make a black hole of loneliness and everything else gets…

I am the only being whose doom No tongue would ask no eye would mourn I never caused a thought of gloom A smile of joy since I was born In secret pleasure - se…