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Wendell Berry's collection of essays was incorrectly attributed in the podcast as containing a quote about the difference between loneliness and solitude. The quote is from an article about the concept.
For if in solitude one's inner voices become audible and one responds more clearly to other lives than in loneliness, one's inner scream becomes deafening, deadening, severing any thread of connection...
— Episode: 170. Are We Getting Lonelier?
Episode: 170. Are We Getting Lonelier?
Wendell Berry's collection of essays was incorrectly attributed in the podcast as containing a quote about the difference between loneliness and solitude. The quote is from an article about the concept.
For if in solitude one's inner voices become audible and one responds more clearly to other lives than in loneliness, one's inner scream becomes deafening, deadening, severing any thread of connection to other lives.
True solitude is found in the wild places where one is without human obligation. One's inner voices become audible. One feels the attraction of one's most intimate sources. In consequence, one responds more clearly to other lives.