Inescapably Alone

“He couldn't even tell whether he was angry or contrite, whether it was forgiveness he wanted or the power to forgive.”
― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

“And do you know a funny thing? I'm almost fifty years old and I've never understood anything in my whole life.”
― Richard Yates, The Easter Parade

“If my work has a theme, I suspect it is a simple one: that most human beings are inescapably alone, and therein lies their tragedy.”
― Richard Yates