You can still function as a living ruin.
Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.
But I have a good life. I enjoy what I do. I am married to work.
People are best on records and books because you can turn them off or put them back on the shelf.
No magic. I do believe you might have taken it all with you when you went away.
If you are a musician who has released albums, it would perhaps be morbidly interesting to know how much you would be owed if everyone who now has your music had actually bought your record.