"Solitude cherishes great virtues and destroys little ones."

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"Solitude cherishes great virtues and destroys little ones."

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"I love my loneliness as it helps me gather strength to deal with people."

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"He sat beside the window in the dark, with his eyes closed. Hearing to the sound of the rain. The whisky in his glass burnt his throat, while the smoke of his cigarette filled his lungs and the fire inside his heart consumed his soul slowly."

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