He had escaped the abhorrent taint! He was truly completely alone! He was the only human being in the world!
Patrick SüskindHe realized that all his life he had been a nobody to everyone. What he now felt was the fear of his own oblivion. It was as though he did not exist.
Patrick SüskindHe was not bound. No one led him by the arm. He got out of the carriage as if he were a free man.
Patrick Süskind