Loners live among the mob, so the mob mistakes us for its own, presuming and assuming. When the mob gets too close, the truth is revealed. Running or….

The whole world is a personality cult..

We believe that whatever feels at first like joy is not. Or is, but will not last. Or should not last. We feel so sure of this that we will undermine….

Loners, if you catch them, are well worth the trouble. Not dulled by excess human contact, nor blasé or focused on your crotch while jabbering about ….

And as experienced as I am, it still summons an act of bravery from me, and I like that. I like the idea of setting an example - proving that it is a….

Writing is done alone. People do not talk about the things they do alone..

Not that I was incapable of friendship. 'Don't be shy', the teachers coaxed. I was not shy, only extremely choosy. And Denise shone like a diamond. I….

After what others would call a fun day out together, we feel as if we have been at the Red Cross, donating blood..

We do not require company. In varying degrees, it bores us, drains us, makes our eyes glaze over. Overcomes us like a steamroller. Of course, the res….

Socializing is as exhausting as giving blood. People assume we loners are misanthropes, just sitting thinking, ‘Oh, people are such a bunch of asshol….

We care. We feel. We think. We do not always miss the absent one. We cannot always come when called. Being friends with a loner requires patience and….

The loner who looks fabulous is one of the most vulnerable loners of all..