“…I found myself reveling in the aloneness instead of being 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?”
“Being alone and being lonely are two different things.”
“I found myself in a place that was thorny, but because I was so used to being there, it bore out certain twisted sensations of comfort. It's a place called «alone».”
“I don't mind being alone either. The only problem is that if you're always alone, you get lonely.”
“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?”