I shall then live alone... and I already wonder with whom.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker anticipates living alone but expresses curiosity or uncertainty about potential company.
- In plain terms
- I will live alone but wonder who might join me.
- What can you take from it?
- Loneliness invites curiosity about future connections.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you content alone?
- What do you want company for?
Another view
It assumes solitude is inevitable without effort to change it.
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