when i reread that quote i think one of the many misconceptions of the loneliness is that no one else understands... after all if other people understood then you wouldn't be lonely... i disagree though.... i think a lot of people understand... it just doesn't make a difference.   and i also believe we are doomed to be a lot like our friends.... so not only do they understand but they are experiencing the same thing (often anyways) and yet you are stuck just watching them go through it like a spectator at some sick game that involves the self-destruction of another person