"Lonely all my life,
I've been alone for all my life.
But not until today did I know.
You set me free
And you have made me see,
That I don't have to live with a cloud over me.
You want to be my friend,
And I've never had a friend.
You're the first to ever stretch this hand out to me.
But something deep inside,
Makes me want to run and hide.
I guess I'm just the kind who can't confide,
Though I've tried.
There's a part of me that's saying no,
Telling me to let you go...
Unico..."
I've been alone for all my life.
But not until today did I know.
You set me free
And you have made me see,
That I don't have to live with a cloud over me.
You want to be my friend,
And I've never had a friend.
You're the first to ever stretch this hand out to me.
But something deep inside,
Makes me want to run and hide.
I guess I'm just the kind who can't confide,
Though I've tried.
There's a part of me that's saying no,
Telling me to let you go...
Unico..."
— The Fantastic Adventures of Unico, "Lonely"
"It's just... I'm so alone, y'know? It's so hard to make friends... and I'm not sure I even like the people in this school anyway."
"Sometimes I think all my friends have been imaginary."
— Uncle Max, Calvin and Hobbes
For almost her entire life, Asuka had felt lonely and abandoned. She had spent so much time perfecting her piloting skills, desperately seeking praise from those around her, and almost no time simply trying to make friends. Hikari had become a close acquaintance, Rei was merely a co-worker, and Misato was just her guardian and superior officer.
"Friends…." He whispered low enough to be unheard by anyone. He still had trouble believing it, he had friends! He spent so long without connecting to anyone that he suspected he might never have any. But now he had plenty! Kensuke, Touji, Horaki, Mister Aoba, Kotone, Ayanami, Asuka, and the Minisukas.
Films — Live-Action
Detective Larry: Do you have many friends, Germy?
Germy: Leedo and Hobo. They were the elephants at the carnival... but they're all gone now.
Germy: Leedo and Hobo. They were the elephants at the carnival... but they're all gone now.
Literature
Ben Hanscom had no sense of being lonely because he had never been anything but. If the condition had been new, or more localized, he might have understood, but loneliness both encompassed his life and overreached it.
— It
Clarence: I don't understand. Who were your friends? Who did you play with as a child?
Amanda: I didn't have any friends. Any companions I had my father made for me out of dust and swampwater.
—Ten Things I Know About The Wizard, by Steve Rasnic Tem
Live-Action TV
[After witnessing the Empty Child being locked out of the house]
The Doctor: What's this, then? It's never easy being the only child left out in the cold, you know.
Nancy: [Slightly snidely] I suppose you'd know!
The Doctor: I do actually, yes.
The Doctor: What's this, then? It's never easy being the only child left out in the cold, you know.
Nancy: [Slightly snidely] I suppose you'd know!
The Doctor: I do actually, yes.
"You've met him. How many friends do you imagine he has? [...] I am the closest thing to a friend Sherlock Holmes is capable of having: an enemy."
— Sherlock
"I never had a friend before. I was always alone."
— TK, Girl from Nowhere
Video Games
"Names are for friends, so I don't need one."
— Artificial Human Agent 47, Hitman
"Oh, Alm. Do you need something? ...No? Then why did you speak to me? ...Because you felt like it? Ah, I see. Friendship demands a certain amount of perfunctory conversation. Forgive me. I have little experience with friendship. And, um, no friends. There were others my age in the village, but we were never close. I suppose I never felt the need to get to know them. However, I had a most excellent relationship with one of the cats. ...Yes, I know that doesn't count. You needn't remind me."
— Luthier, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
"I would have given anything to have a friend when I was growing up."
[...]
"Must be nice. To have a friend you've known since you were a kid. Someone you can say 'Remember that time when...?' to. Someone you can reminisce with. I don't have anyone like that...and it feels like I'm being taunted for it. Which stings-more than it should."
—Aerith Gainsborough, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Web Animation
Ruby: Speaking of friends... have you been able to make any new ones? Since, you know...?
Penny: Now that I'm the official protector of Mantle, I don't really have a team anymore. General Ironwood says I don't have time for friends.
Penny: Now that I'm the official protector of Mantle, I don't really have a team anymore. General Ironwood says I don't have time for friends.
— RWBY, "Sparks"
Webcomics
"I have no friends! Only people who are obligated to be around me!"
— Ben, Widdershins
Pintsize: Hey, I did the companion thing. I was Marten's only friend here for two years. Then Steve came along, and then he met Faye, and now here he is going to parties all weekend. He's got plenty of friends now. My job is done.
Momo: You mean you're not friends anymore?!
Pintsize: We're still friends, he's just got a life now.
Momo: You mean you're not friends anymore?!
Pintsize: We're still friends, he's just got a life now.
Marten: When do your friends get here?
Emily: You and Gabby are here already, and Claire and Tai should arrive any time now.
Marten: N-no, I mean, your other... oh. [Beat] Oh lord, we've adopted another one.
Emily: You and Gabby are here already, and Claire and Tai should arrive any time now.
Marten: N-no, I mean, your other... oh. [Beat] Oh lord, we've adopted another one.
