The best anime quotes about loneliness.
“When you're hiding a secret from the whole world, it puts a weight on your shoulders.”
“You should keep your distance from me if you want to live. My place is in the shadows, yours in the light. We walk opposite paths, Aberline. It's best that you remember that.”
“On the internet, we only know each other's usernames. If we were talking face to face, I probably would never talk to them this way. They look at the "Real Me". They support me a lot... I wish there were more people like them.”
“I realized why I was lost. It's not because I didn't have a map... It was because I didn't have a destination.”
“It's not that you don't know how to interact with people. It's just that no one ever came to interact with you.”
“I'm not against socializing, so long as it's not tiring.”
“In essence, language accounts for a mere 30% of human communication. The other 70% is made up of information collected from eye movements and other body language. With that, even a loner who never takes part in conversation can pull off 70% of what we consider communication.”
“I've seen this before. This sensation... I get it now. This is what I wanted. No need to rely on or work with other people. I just want to drift through the water alone in silence.”
“Now that just looks horrible. It's like some feudal society. If that's what it takes to make friends in this world, forever alone is fine by me.”
“The worst part about being strong is that no one ever asks if you're ok.”
“Do you know about the Happy Prince? It's such a happy story. The Prince helps everyone together with a little swallow, then he dies happily. But I wonder how the swallow felt? His wish wasn't granted because he helped the foolish Prince. Was the swallow really happy? It's always like that. The Prince and all the people he helped are happy, but what about the swallow? He helped the Prince more than anyone, so why is he ignored completely?”
“Until now, I had never felt any need to be understood. I had never felt lonely. Not until I met you.”
“No matter what bonds you forge with others, time will tear them apart. Well... Doesn't thinking about it make you sick?”
“I wanted to be saved too...”
“It's frightening that there's no guarantee that I'll ever be loved.”
“I read in some book that sad and painful things are the spices of an enjoyable life... But I seem to get nothing but spices!”
“Man, kids these days. They think it's a competition to have the most friends. One is enough. Find someone completely unique.”
“You sure say some funny things. Solitude? Does that only apply to me? Who isn't alone in this society? The time when our connection to others was the basis of our selves is long gone. In this world where everyone is watched over by the system and live within the system's standards, a community isn't necessary. Everyone just lives in their own cell, and the system tames them by giving them each their own personal serenity.”
