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The time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself.

The time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself.

Approximate author period: c. 1961 AD · modern

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Author or tradition
Douglas Coupland
Attribution: attributed
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Historical period
Approximate author period: c. 1961 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from documented birth year 1961; activity date not established; Wikidata Q322060, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q322060 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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