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“I'm now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.”
― Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

tags: anti-social, awkward, introvert, loner

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“I never feel unsafe except for when the majority is on my side.”
― Criss Jami, Healology

tags: caution, cynical-humor, danger, distrust, introvert, loner, majority, minority, solitude, unsafe

67 likes

“Quiet people always know more than they seem. Although very normal, their inner world is by default fronted mysterious and therefore assumed weird. Never underestimate the social awareness and sense of reality in a quiet person; they are some of the most observant, absorbent persons of all.”
― Criss Jami, Healology

“He craved silences and solitude. He simply could not get lost in another person’s life.”
― Sreesha Divakaran, A Little Chorus of Love

tags: commitment, crave, loner, solitude

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“I don’t hate my relatives or those whose names fill my address book. But I do not want to have lunch with any of them. It is not personal. I am not angry. Nor is this about being afraid. I am not shy. I do not have terrible manners.

Do birds hate lips? Do Fijians detest snowplows? Being a loner is not about hate, but need: We need what others dread. We dread what others need.”
― Anneli Rufus, Party of One: The Loner's Manifesto

tags: loner, understanding-oneself-and-others

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