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I owe everything that I have done to the fact that I am very much at ease being alone. — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
“The one who would understand me is equally shy to start a conversation.” — Akash Mandal Copy Share Image
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And I like large parties. They’re so intimate. At small parties there isn’t any privacy. — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
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People say things to me like, 'It's really cool that you don't go out and get drunk all the time and go… — Emma Watson Copy Share Image
Companionship is a foreign concept to some people. They fear it as much as the majority of people fear loneliness. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
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