presence of others, completely 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.
In Genesis, it says that it is not good for a man to be alone but sometimes it is a great relief.
I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.
I never said, 'I want to be alone.' I only said, 'I want to be left alone.' There is all the difference.
i want to be alone, all the difference, alone