carrie jae’s Reviews > Gift from the Sea: 70th Anniversary Edition > Status Update

'but if one says: i cannot come because that is my hour to be alone, one is considered rude, egotistical or strange. what a commentary on our civilization, when being alone is considered suspect; when one has to apologize for it, make excuses, hide the fact that one practices it-like a secret vice!'

i knew this book was what i needed.