“The laughter of the world is merely loneliness pathetically trying to reassure itself.”
“Rosie laughed in a not too reassuring way if you like sane laughter.”
“for there is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself.”
“Loneliness is a mirror, and recognizes itself.”
“We can fend off loneliness by being accessible to those around us who are different from us… too often we try to befriend only those who reassure us of the status quo, who are exactly like us, and who may not contribute as significantly to our growth and balance. This is a wide wonderful world. Be open to all the friends and associates it has to offer.”
“Was he laughing at me? Was I so pathetic that the thought that not only getting caught, but being humiliated with laughter was appropriate punishment for my lameness?”