It is only in a crowd that man can become free of this fear of being touched. That is the only situation in which the fear changes into its oppositeโฆ The reversal of fear of being touched belongs to the nature of crowds. The feeling of relief is most striking where the density of the crowd is greatest
Elias CanettiEverything one records contains a grain of hope, no matter how deeply it may come from despair.
Elias Canetti