In that high place in the darkness the two oddly sensitive human atoms held each other tightly and waited. In the mind of each was the same thought. "I have come to this lonely place and here is this other," was the substance of the thing felt.

I ain't got no people. I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain't no good. They don't have no fun. After a long time they get mean. They get wantin' to fight all the time. . . 'Course Lennie's a God damn nuisance most of the time, but you get used to goin' around with a guy an' you can't get rid of him.

When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives.

The Sun is such a lonely star. Whenever he comes out to see his friends, they all disappear.

A hunted man sometimes wearies of distrust and longs for friendship.

My inspiration are the woman, friendship, and loneliness.