Nobody should be alone, " Sissix said. "Being alone and untouched...there's no punishment worse than that. And she's done nothing wrong. She's just different.

Becky Chambers
Nobody should be alone,
Nobody should be alone,
Nobody should be alone,
Nobody should be alone,
About This Quote

Sissix is talking about the fact that people should not be alone. Having no one you can talk to, or who can talk to you is a very lonely thing. Sissix is saying that it is better to be alone than to be lonely, which is what this quote means.

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