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Probably nothing serious or worthwhile can be accomplished without ones willingness to be alone for sustained periods of time, which is not to say that one must live alone, obsessively. – Joyce Carol Oates

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The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone. – Henrik Ibsen

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