A Quote by Sara Maitland

Being alone in our present society raises an important question about identity and well-being.

Sara Maitland

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Sara Maitland
British - Novelist
Born: February 27, 1950

I don't know if anyone has noticed but I only ever write about one thing: being alone. The fear of being alone, the desire to not be alone, the attempts we make to find our person, to keep our person, to convince our person to not leave us alone, the joy of being with our person and thus no longer alone, the devastation of being left alone. The need to hear the words: You are not alone.

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Edmund Burke

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Miriam Makeba

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Chellis Glendinning

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