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Nowadays, I know the true reason I read is to feel less alone, to make a connection with a consciousness other than my own.

I'm actually much more shy and self-conscious than people's perception of me.

I admire people who are completely at ease with themselves. But I don't have that feeling.

Now that I have found someone, I'm feeling more alone... than I ever have before.

I'm one of those introverted people who simply feels a lot better after spending time alone thinking through ideas and emotions. This is a sign, I've come to think, of a kind of emotional disturbance - a reaction to inner fragility. I wish I were more able to just act and do, rather than constantly have to retreat and examine and think.

I'm one of the world's most self-conscious people. I really have to struggle.

I am very self-conscious a lot of the time.

I tend to shut myself off from people. It's gotten harder and harder for me to meet new people. It takes a lot of effort to open up to them and spend time with them.

There's a lot of people out there who go through hard times, and they feel alone. They feel like nobody is there. But I'm in the same boat.

When you feel like an outsider - for whatever reason - you spend a lot of time alone.