The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, is the central and inevitable fact of human existence.That's from an essay called "God's Lonely Man" by Thomas Wolfe. It's used in the "making of" documentary of the Taxi Driver. I couldn't agree more. It is either very good or very depressing to know that you are not alone in being alone.
Friday, March 16, 2007
Loneliness
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"Language... has created the word "loneliness" to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word "solitude" to express the glory of being alone."
Just a random quote by Paul Tillich this post reminded me of.
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