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It's human nature to want to be with other people.

We have all known the long loneliness, and we have found that the answer is community.

Online communities are an expression of loneliness.

When they are alone they want to be with others, and when they are with others they want to be alone. After all, human beings are like that.

Our uniqueness makes us special, makes perception valuable - but it can also make us lonely. This loneliness is different from being 'alone': You can be lonely even surrounded by people. The feeling I'm talking about stems from the sense that we can never fully share the truth of who we are. I experienced this acutely at an early age.

The most basic human desire is to feel like you belong. Fitting in is important.

One of the things that people complain about is loneliness, disconnectedness. If you live in a society where your life is rarely threatened and most of your relationships are more on an economic exchange basis, then this could leave people feeling less connected.

Everybody wants to share life and be in love and be loved.

Lonely people, in talking to each other, can make each other lonelier.

There is a huge sense of loneliness as people leave villages and move to cities. It's hard to find that human connection as you move away from where you started.