Loneliness Quote by Alberto Giacometti

“In the past I have never thought about loneliness when working, and I don't think about it now. Yet there must be a reason for the fact that so many people talk about it.” quote by Alberto Giacometti — Download Open image

“In the past I have never thought about loneliness when working, and I don't think about it now. Yet there must be a reason for the fact that so many people talk about it.”

Alberto Giacometti

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