I was never less alone than when by myself.

I was never less alone than when by myself.

There is a society in the deepest solitude.

There is a society in the deepest solitude.

Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.

Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.

Alone, alone, all, all alone,
Alone on a wide, wide sea.

Alone, alone, all, all alone,
Alone on a wide, wide sea.

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.

In solitude, when we are least alone.

In solitude, when we are least alone.

Alone!--That worn-out word,
So idly spoken, and so coldly heard;
Yet all that poets sing, and grief read more

Alone!--That worn-out word,
So idly spoken, and so coldly heard;
Yet all that poets sing, and grief hath known,
Of hope laid waste, knells in that word--Alone!

I am afraid to show you who I really am, because if I show you who I really am, you read more

I am afraid to show you who I really am, because if I show you who I really am, you might not like it--and that's all I got.

Among them, but not of them.

Among them, but not of them.