In seinem Unglück wollte er sich an einem dunklen Ort, wo ihn niemand sehen konnte, verkriechen.

John Steinbeck, Das Tal des Himmels (1969)

But he had chosen solitude and the company of other solitary people - opted for it when everybody else had long ago surrendered, because he never wanted to live in the world their way. There was something wrong with the rites. He had wanted another way.

Toni Morrison, Tar Baby (1981)

Das Leid der Menschen heißt Einsamkeit.

Carl Zuckmayer, Herr über Leben und Tod (1938)