It is not true that women cannot keep secrets. Where they love, they can be trusted to death and beyond, against all sense and reason. It is their weakness, and their great strength.
Mary StewartRead
Perhaps loneliness had nothing to do with place or circumstance; perhaps it was in you; yourself. Perhaps, wherever you were, you took your little circle of loneliness with you.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Loneliness is a state of mind that follows an individual, regardless of their surroundings.
This quote by Mary Stewart suggests that loneliness is not necessarily a result of external factors like location or circumstances. Rather, it implies that loneliness is an internal experience that each person carries within themselves, indicating that one might feel lonely even in the company of others if they do not address their internal emotional state.
Themes
LonelinessSelfInternalEmotionPhilosophy
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about mental health, one could reference this quote to highlight the importance of addressing internal feelings rather than just changing external situations.
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