I said it's a cold universe and I don't mean that metaphorically. If you go out into space, it's cold. It's really… — David Chase Copy Share Image
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Thy soul shall find itself alone ’Mid dark thoughts of the gray tombstone— Not one, of all the crowd, to pry Into… — Edgar Allan Poe Copy Share Image
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[...] We have to realize that this wound [of loneliness] is inherent in the human condition and that what we have to… — Jean Vanier Copy Share Image
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I tried to find you at the bottom of a bottle/ Laying down on the bathroom floor/ My loneliness was a rattle… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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It's not a terrible thing that we feel fear when faced with the unknown. It is a part of being alive, something… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
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