“I don't mind being alone either. The only problem is that if you're always alone, you get lonely.”
“There's a lot to be said for being alone. But you and I know, don't we, Flavia, that being alone and being lonely are not at all the same thing?”
“I really was alone, and the only thing worse than being alone was having everyone else see how lonely you were”
“The trouble is not really in being alone, it's being lonely. One can be lonely in the midst of a crowd, don't you think?”
“Even a good place gets to be a rut, especially if you're standing in it alone... Alone and lonely have the same root.”
“Have you ever been lonely? No, neither have I. Solitary, yes. Alone, certainly. But lonely means minding about being on your own. I've never minded about it.”