Hello, I'm a multimillionaire who is pathologically lonely and so filled with pent-up longings that you have only to think of a desire and I'll satisfy it. Mind if I come in?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A wealthy person admits to deep loneliness and offers to satisfy any desire, highlighting a transactional approach to connection.
- In plain terms
- A rich person is lonely and offers to pay for whatever you want.
- What can you take from it?
- Money can satisfy desires but may not cure loneliness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can money buy connection?
- What satisfies your loneliness?
Another view
It assumes wealth can always satisfy longings.
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