We read to know we are not alone.

Some people read to confirm their own hopelessness. Others read to be rescued from it.

Reading gives us some place to go when we have to stay where we are

It was books that made me feel that perhaps I was not completely alone. They could be honest with me, and I with them.

We’re all grateful for people who write and speak in ways that help us remember that we’re not alone.

Ah, how good it is to be among people who are reading.

We are very fond of reading others’ characters, but we do not like to be read ourselves.

Sometimes we don’t need advice. Sometimes we just need to hear we’re not the only one.

Read, think well of mankind, go to our libraries and rejoice.

Why love if losing hurts so much? We love to know that we are not alone.

You are not alone.

If you’re reading to find friends, you’re in deep trouble. We read to find life, in all its possibilities.

These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: You are not alone.

That is often why you come to music, isn't it? To feel that you are not alone?