Loneliness, then, is not all bad. It reminds us that we are alive, that we have felt the warmth of the sun, that we have been clue to others--and they to us--to know the beauty and the agony of longing for each other. We have made a difference to someone, and they to us. Loneliness is a sign that we gave been touched by love, and what can be more beautiful than that?
These hang by my bed, the quote under them. I found this quote in the kitchen at my dads house, one day I opened up a cabinet and realize someone had cut it from somewhere and taped in up inside. I don't know who or when or where it's from. But I've loved it for years. It's still there, in the cupboard, and I hope no one ever moves it or throws it away.
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