Quotation by

Joseph Conrad

Who knows what true loneliness is - not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. The most miserable outcast hugs some memory or some illusion.

Alone

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Joseph Conrad suggests that real loneliness is not just being alone but a deep, frightening feeling that people hide even from themselves. Those who suffer from this kind of loneliness cling to memories or false hopes to mask their pain.

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