aloneness

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A “sense of aloneness — of loneliness, really — is the theme that runs through Hecht’s strongest writing and through Yezzi’s biography. Yezzi is alert to it.”

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024

Vasilis Katsoupis’ art heist gone wrong ‘Inside’ takes a disturbing and provocative look at aloneness and the art of survival.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2023

In a world filled with endless connections and constant communication, the relationship between loneliness and aloneness is not always clear.

From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2023

By contrast, I had made peace with my aloneness after so many years, and I had even found pleasure in my independence.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2023

Having a companion fixes you in time and that the present, but when the quality of aloneness settles down, past, present, and future all flow together.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck