My belief is that "recluse" is a code word generated by journalists... meaning, "doesn't like to talk to reporters."
Thomas PynchonSome typewriters in Whitehall, in the Pentagon, killed more civilians than our little A4 could have ever hoped to.
Thomas PynchonBehind the hieroglyphic streets there would either be a transcendent meaning, or only the earth.
Thomas PynchonYou know what a miracle is. Not what Bakunin said. But another worldโs intrusion into this one. Most of the time we coexist peacefully, but when we do touch thereโs cataclysm.
Thomas Pynchon