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"The Lonely Londoners" Quotes

"The Lonely Londoners" by Samuel Selvon chronicles the experiences of Caribbean immigrants navigating life in 1950s London, capturing their struggles, hopes, and camaraderie in a post-war city.

Quotes

When it have sun, it have sun. When it have rain, it have rain.

Samuel Selvon

weatherlife

London is the place for me.

Samuel Selvon

belongingplace

A feller could easily get lost in this big city.

Samuel Selvon

isolationcity life

Boy, it ain’t have no place like home.

Samuel Selvon

homesicknessnostalgia

You know, sometimes you get so lonely that it hits you in the guts like a physical pain.

Samuel Selvon

lonelinessemotion

In London, nobody business with you.

Samuel Selvon

privacyanonymity

This is a lonely miserable city if you don’t know anybody.

Samuel Selvon

isolationcity life

You have to hustle to make a living.

Samuel Selvon

survivalwork

London is a place where people are too busy to talk to you.

Samuel Selvon

busynessisolation

It have some people who like to suffer.

Samuel Selvon

sufferinghuman nature