Alone, alone. I am alone — I ache … Yet for the first time, despite all the anguish and the reality problems, I’m here. I feel tranquil, whole, ADULT.

Susan Sontag
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As an adult, you are faced with the challenges of being by yourself. No longer are you given help or advice to help you grow. You must do it all on your own. Not only are you alone, but by being alone, you are now able to feel the full effects of your troubles. When you are alone, you feel pain, but through that pain comes growth.

Source: As Consciousness Is Harnessed To Flesh: Journals And Notebooks, 19641980

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