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.
More quotes and aphorisms
Life is the hyphen...Reputation is an idle and most false imposition...The Roaring Twenties were the period...The person, be it gentleman or lady...The world is the great gymnasium where we come...Wherever my story takes me...
