Amy Tan
Our uniqueness makes us special, makes perception valuable - but it can also make us lonely. This loneliness is different from being 'alone': You can be lonely even surrounded by people. The feeling I'm talking about stems from the sense that we can never fully share the truth of who we are. I experienced this acutely at an early age.
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A great man is different from an eminent one...Can you imagine a world without men?...If we weren't born with anti-social passions...Every family should have the right to spend their money...A poet is, before anything else, a person...Keep your friends close...
