“I fear you may become a lonely man, even in the company of others.”
“Where else? I belong to a lost generation and am comfortable only in the company of others who are lost and lonely.”
“I am not a man of fear, but I am a man that knows how to fear. Without fear, we become lazy. Without fear, we become reckless. Fear doesn't limit a man, it keeps the man sharp.”
“He imagined them sitting somewhere, just enjoying each other's company, her head on his chest, his arm around her. And he realized how desperately lonely he had become.”
“There was something odd for him about not feeling lonely. The very fact that he had ceased to be lonely caused him to fear the possibility of becoming lonely again.”
“If you are lonely when you are alone, you are in poor company.”