“When the chips are down, you are alone, and loneliness can be terrifying. Fortunately, I've always had a chum I could call. And I love to be alone. It doesn't bother me one bit. I’m my own company.”
“I have always known there is a difference between loneliness and aloneness. I am alone, but my father is lonely. And if I had to choose one, I would rather be alone.”
“Living with someone you love can be lonelier than living entirely alone, if the one that you love doesn't love you.”
“My aloneness had never bothered me; I hadn't even been aware of it. But now it overwhelmed me. The awareness washed over me with painful sharpness and deep grief. Now that I had company.”
“Whenever I'm with other people, part of me shrinks a little. Only when I am alone can I fully enjoy my own company.”
“When I’m alone, I’m in the company of the most interesting dog I know.”