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Paul Valery

God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly.

Paul Valery

Alone

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Paul Valery suggests that when God made humans, He realized that having someone else around actually made people more aware of their loneliness rather than less. Instead of solving the feeling of being alone, companionship can highlight and deepen the sense of solitude.

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