Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human.... : Quote by Octavio Paz

“ Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone, and the only one who seeks out another. His nature - if that word can be used in reference to man, who has ‘invented’ himself by saying ‘no’ to nature - consists in his longing to realize himself in another. Man is nostalgia and a search for communion. Therefore, when he is aware of himself he is aware of his lack of another, that is, of his solitude. ”

Octavio Paz
  • From : The Labyrinth of Solitude and Other Writings
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