“As a relentless romantic, the prospect of being a 'lonely heart' has a...” — Ulrika Jonsson Quote

“As a relentless romantic, the prospect of being a 'lonely heart' has always had shameful undertones of desperation and hopelessness, and it's society's way of making you feel a failure.”

“There's no denying that being single means the world can assume there's something wrong with you - sees you as incompetent, a loser and a flop.”

“I love with reckless abandon and ardour at times when caution and circumspection might be the order of the day.”

“Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.”

“I've definitely had the long stretches of time in my personal life where I've felt an intense loneliness and a desperation to feel something real and to have something that truly meant something in my life.”

“Desperation, weakness, vulnerability - these things will always be exploited. You need to protect the weak, ring-fence them, with something far stronger than empathy.”