Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone, and the only one who seeks out another. (Octavio Paz)

Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone, and the only one who seeks out another.

Octavio Paz

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