Tamar is partly responsible for the title of this book in that when I was beginning it she was writing me about how alone a mother of young children always is. She mentions the smell of wax and incense in the air and the sounds from the street outside (9). No matter how many times I gave up mother, father, husband, brother, daughter, for His sake, I had to do it over again. Part 1: Searching Chapter 1 Summary: Confession At the beginning of The Long Loneliness, Catholic social activist and journalist Dorothy Day recalls the story of her conversion to Catholicism by describing going to confession on Saturday evening.

I never was so unhappy, never felt so great the sense of loneliness. It was years before I woke up without that longing for a face pressed against my breast, an arm about my shoulder.

Young and old, even in the busiest years of our lives, we women especially are victims of the long loneliness. (Dorothy Day, Catholic Worker,1949) 'We believe in loving our brothers regardless of race, color or creed and we believe in showing this love by working for better conditions immediately and the ultimate owning by the workers of their means of production. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.

And I was to find out then, as I found out so many times, over and over again, that women especially are social beings, who are not content with just husband and family, but must have a community, a group, an exchange with others. I firmly believe that our salvation depends on the poor. The Long Loneliness Quotes by Dorothy Day Quotes These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

The Long Loneliness by Dorothy Day