“We believe that whatever feels at first like joy is not. Or is, but will not last. Or should not last. We feel so sure of this that we will undermine our own inklings of joy, blunting the pain we… — Anneli Rufus Copy Share Image
“Because loners are born everywhere, we end up living everywhere. We do not, have not, tended to single ourselves out as special, elite, requiring… — Anneli Rufus Copy Share Image
And as experienced as I am, it still summons an act of bravery from me, and I like that. I like the idea of… — Anneli Rufus Copy Share Image
Loners live among the mob, so the mob mistakes us for its own, presuming and assuming. When the mob gets too close, the truth… — Anneli Rufus Copy Share Image
“Just as soon as children develop awareness, it is essential to demonstrate to them by word and deed that they must submit,” advised Swiss… — Anneli Rufus Copy Share Image
The loner who looks fabulous is one of the most vulnerable loners of all. — Anneli Rufus Copy Share Image
“We believe that whatever feels at first like joy is not. Or is, but will not last. Or should not last. We feel so… — Anneli Rufus Copy Share Image
Writing is done alone. People do not talk about the things they do alone. — Anneli Rufus Copy Share Image
“To this day, I have a very unhealthy relationship with food. I have an eating disorder; not in that I am anorexic or bulimic—I’m… — Anneli Rufus Copy Share Image
We do not require company. In varying degrees, it bores us, drains us, makes our eyes glaze over. Overcomes us like a steamroller. Of… — Anneli Rufus Copy Share Image
Socializing is as exhausting as giving blood. People assume we loners are misanthropes, just sitting thinking, ‘Oh, people are such a bunch of assholes,’… — Anneli Rufus Copy Share Image
After what others would call a fun day out together, we feel as if we have been at the Red Cross, donating blood. — Anneli Rufus Copy Share Image
