Quoting Douglas Abrams in The Book of Joy, Avery, Ch. Loneliness: No Need for Introduction, p. 131-132, 2016

I can walk down the street feeling judgmental and critical of others, and I will feel separate and lonely, [or] I can walk down the same street with more openhearted acceptance and compassion and suddenly everyone seems warm and friendly. It is almost as if my inner state of mind and heart changes the physical and social world around me completely.

— Douglas Abrams in The Book of Joy, Avery, Ch. Loneliness: No Need for Introduction, p. 131-132, 2016

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