“I'm pretty sure my dog, Pip, gets lonely when there is no one to be with him. But we humans can end up with a gnawing worry about that separation possibly becoming a permanent condition.” HumansEndsWorryConditionsDogBecomingLonelySeparationPermanentMy Dog Author:Thomas L. Dumm
“There are degrees of loneliness, ways in which the experience of loneliness deepens, becomes something like what we might call a way of life. This way of life is both what is most damaging to us as a culture, and, paradoxically, contributes to its richness. It may in the end be our lasting contribution to the life of our planet.” WayMayEndsMightLife IsCultureLonelinessPlanetsDegreesContributionLastingOur PlanetRichness Author:Thomas L. Dumm
“In one of my favorite anecdotes about Foucault, someone asks him why he writes books. He responds by saying something like "When I begin to write a book, I do not know how it will come out, what it will say in the end. If I already did, I wouldn't need to write it."” IfsKnowsNeedsWritingBookEndsAsksKnow HowMy FavoriteAnecdotes Author:Thomas L. Dumm
