“Among the many things it meant was that even to loneliness there is an end, for those who are lonely enough, long enough.”

“And sure enough, even waiting will end...if you can just wait long enough.”

“Loneliness is a state of feeling that can be changed.People may still feel lonely even among the crowd.”

“Time stays long enough for those who use it.”

“.....he was simply a man who had gone even further into loneliness than others - and that's a real exploit, by the way; where breaking records in loneliness is concerned, we're all champions in the field. ..........he continually repeats: "dogs are not enough anymore. People feel so damned lonely, they need company, they need something bigger, stronger, to lean on, something that can really stand up to it all. Dogs aren't enough; what we need is elephants.......”

“...she had come long ago to understand that loneliness was the curse of those who were free, even of all those who rose a little above the level of ordinary humanity.”