Quotation by

Orson Welles

We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.

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From the moment we enter the world until we leave it, our experience is fundamentally solitary. It is only by forming close bonds with others that we temporarily feel connected and less isolated.

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