genesis, man, alone, great
Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.
Even in the presence of others he was completely alone.
presence of others, completely alone
I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.
Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for it is better to be alone than in bad company.
When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone.
It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone.
If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little.