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…

- Anneli Rufus

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

- Anneli Rufus

The whole world is a personality cult.

- Anneli Rufus

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

- Anneli Rufus

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

- Anneli Rufus

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…

- Anneli Rufus

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

- Anneli Rufus

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…

- Anneli Rufus

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…

- Anneli Rufus