Aloneness is a state of being, whereas loneliness is a state of feeling. It's like the difference between being broke and being poor.
Townes Van ZandtHuman's can't live in the present as animals do; they just live in the present. But human's are always thinking about the future or the past.
Townes Van ZandtWhat I do is between me and the Lord, to examine and possibly alter the state of grace in which I live, and thereby the state of grace of anybody who listens.
Townes Van Zandt