“Stars should not be seen alone. That's why there are so many. Two people should stand together and look at them. One person alone will surely miss the good ones.”

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American writer 1965

Antonio Porchia (1885–1968) Italian Argentinian poet

Éramos yo y el mar. Y el mar estaba solo y solo yo. Uno de los dos faltaba.
Voces (1943)

“I think it's good for a person to spend time alone. It gives them an opportunity to discover who they are and to figure out why they are always alone.”

Amy Sedaris (1961) American comedian

Source: I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence

“Death, one experiences alone
Love is a two-person thing”

Ataol Behramoğlu (1942) Turkish writer

"Love is a Two-Person Thing" ["Aşk İki Kişiliktir"] (1994)
Variant translations:
The only thing experienced alone is death
Love requires two people
I've Learned Some Things (2008)

“The people that I liked and had not met went to the big cafes because they were lost in them and no one noticed them and they could be alone in them and be together.”

Ernest Hemingway book A Moveable Feast

Source: A Moveable Feast

“This one fact alone, Rachmael reflected, should have frightened the rational citizen. But—
The people did not know. The media had not reported it.”

Philip K. Dick (1928–1982) American author

Source: Lies, Inc. (1984), Chapter 6 (p. 56)

“Young people, especially, are looking for religion so desperately that they are inventing new ones. They should not have to invent new ones; the old religions are pretty good.”

Irving Kristol (1920–2009) American columnist, journalist, and writer

Capitalism and Socialism: A Theological Inquiry (American Enterprise Institute Press, 1979).
1970s

“That was the one thing she knew now. Some chances came and went, and if you missed them, you could spend the rest of your life standing alone, waiting for an opportunity that had already passed you by.”

Kristin Hannah (1960) American writer

Source: Angel Falls

“One of the marks of maturity is the need for solitude: a city should not merely draw men together in many varied activities, but should permit each person to find, near at hand, moments of seclusion and peace.”

Lewis Mumford (1895–1990) American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and literary critic

"Planning for the Phases of Life" http://books.google.com/books?id=JypxP4R4cogC&q=%22One+of+the+marks+of+maturity+is+the+need+for%22+%22a+city+should+not+merely+draw+men+together+in+many+varied+activities+but+should+permit+each+person+to+find+near+at+hand+moments+of+seclusion+and+peace%22&pPA40#v=onepage, The Urban Prospect: Essays (1968)

“The world should be owned by the people living in it. Every person should be seen as living in a world truly his. All persons should be seen as living in a world truly theirs.”

Eli Siegel (1902–1978) Latvian-American poet, philosopher

Self and World (1957)

“Why should we do it? We have done so many songs, during such a long time. The fact that we had two divorces, and there was no meaning, I think, with getting together, again.”

Agnetha Fältskog (1950) Swedish recording artist and entertainer

On reuniting ABBA
BBC interview (May 2013)

“Stars should not be seen alone. That's why there are so many. Two people should stand together and look at them. One person alone will surely miss the good ones.”

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