Benny BellamacinaThe doctor asked me recently how I was feeling within myself, I replied, “absolutely fine doctor, but I’m terribly lonely without myself.
About This Quote
This is a short quote from a short story by Stephen Crane. In this story, the character who is speaking says that he is fine inside of himself, but lonely because he is missing himself. In his role as a doctor, he asks how he feels without himself. It would have been very easy for the doctor to tell him that he was feeling fine and then ask him if he was happy with that.
The author took a unique approach with this quote by asking the question in a way that assumed the answer was no. The lesson in this short story about being yourself is one of loneliness if you are not being yourself.
Source: The King Of Rhyme
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