Tom StoppardThe truth is, we value your company, for want of any other. We have been left so much to our own devices–after a while one welcomes the uncertainty of being left to other people's.
About This Quote
In this quote, Mark Twain is speaking about the value of human connections. In a time when so much of life is lived alone or in a small group, people have a tendency to appreciate friends and business associates who will accept them as they are. He suggests that the dangers of loneliness and uncertainty can be outweighed by the benefits of having a few people in one's life who will accept you as you are.
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