you have to like , live and die with yourself

 We are all alone,

born alone, die alone,

and—in spite of

True Romance magazines —

we shall all someday

look back on our lives

and see that, in spite

of our company, we were

alone the whole way.

I do not say lonely —

at least, not all the

time—but essentially,

and finally, alone. This

is what makes your

self-respect so important,

and I don’t see how you can

respect yourself if you must

look in the hearts and minds

of others for your happiness.

-- Hunter S. Thompson