on the outside looking in
Alternative form of on the outside, looking in
I think writers tend to be experience junkies, and I think they also tend to want to be on the outside looking in. Augusten Burroughs
I think most writers feel like they're on the outside looking in much of the time. All of us feel, to a certain extent, alienated from the stuff going on around us. Mark Haddon
I know what it's like when the things you believe make you feel like you're on the outside looking in. Jodi Picoult
When I go back to NFL functions today, I feel a bit on the outside looking in. I played 13 years in the NFL, and I loved it - made a Pro Bowl and went to the playoffs - but I always felt like I was having to knock the door down to get in. Doug Flutie
I have spent a lot of years on the outside looking in. Joseph Barbera
I don't recognize my former self. Like I'm on the outside looking in at my life. Who is that guy? Victor Cruz