“Existential loneliness is a way of being in the world, a way of grasping for and confronting one's own subjective truth.”

“Loneliness is not the experience of what one lacks, but rather the experience of what one is.”

“Loneliness, on this view, is an experience to be welcomed rather than banished, for it brings us face to face with two of life's most important questions: What is life really all about, and how should I use my freedom to define myself?”