“Loneliness forced me to be my own best friend.”
“I avoided my own friends and acquaintances, yet the loneliness of my existence was insupportable.”
“Come, my best friends, my best books, and lead me on.”
“And I like those authors best whose scenes describe my own situation in life-- and the friends who are about me whose stories touch me with interest, from resembling my own homely existence.”
“My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.”
“Loneliness is my worst enemy, but in the end he's usually my only real friend.”