Still and all, why bother? Here's my answer. Many people need desperately to receive this message: I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.

When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone.

You come into the world alone and you go out of the world alone yet it seems to me you are more alone while living than even going and coming.

To live alone is the fate of all great souls.

The time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself.

I've also seen that great men are often lonely. This is understandable, because they have built such high standards for themselves that they often feel alone. But that same loneliness is part of their ability to create.

In Genesis, it says that it is not good for a man to be alone but sometimes it is a great relief.

I only go out to get me a fresh appetite for being alone.

The lonely become either thoughtful or empty.

There's a tremendous difference between alone and lonely. You could be lonely in a group of people. I like being alone. I like eating by myself. I go home at night and just watch a movie or hang out with my dog. I have to exert myself and really say, oh God, I've got to see my friends 'cause I'm too content being by myself.