"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you." ••Friedrich Nietzsche

 "Loneliness is not just the absence of people.  It is the absence of purpose, the absence of meaning.  When you find yourself in a world where everything seems alien and distant, where every connection is superficial, and every attempt at understanding is met with indifference, you realize that true loneliness is not being alone, but feeling alone in a world that no longer makes sense."

— Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood