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“As he walked away, he had one question in his head. How was it possible, in the age of global communication, when all cultural, linguistic, geographical, and economic borders had been erased from the face of the earth, that this vast new realm had only created a multitude of loners, infinite numbers of lonely people in communication with one another, yes, but still in a state of utter solitude?”

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Andrea Camilleri

Andrea Camilleri, born on September 6, 1925, was an Italian writer renowned for his novels set in the backdrop of Sicily. His works, which blend history, mystery, and black humor, have won the hearts of readers worldwide. more

“Far from the shore stands the grey lighthouse, above sunken slimy rocks that are seen when the tide is low, but unseen when the tide is high. Past that beacon for a century have swept the majestic barques of the seven seas. In the days of my grandfather there were many; in the days of my father not so many; and now there are so few that I sometimes feel strangely alone, as though I were the last man on our planet.”

Sea Loneliness Solitude Passing Of Time Lighthouses

Book:The White Ship

Source: The White Ship

“The sky is busy tonight. I wonder who’s under it more than me?”

Night Sky Loneliness Poet Lonely Alone Author Prose Wanderer Lonesome

Book:He loved me some days. I'm sure he did: 99 essays on growth through loss

Source: He loved me some days. I'm sure he did: 99 essays on growth through loss

“What should young people do with their lives?' That's a good question, and the writer Kurt Vonnegut once came up with a good answer. 'Many things, obviously,' he said. 'But the most daring is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.”

Loneliness Life Goals Community Building Vonnegut

Book:We Need to Hang Out: A Memoir of Making Friends

Source: We Need to Hang Out: A Memoir of Making Friends