Because, once alone, it is impossible to believe that one could ever have been otherwise. Loneliness is an absolute discovery. (Marilynne Robinson)

Because, once alone, it is impossible to believe that one could ever have been otherwise. Loneliness is an absolute discovery.

Marilynne Robinson

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