21. Aloneness and renunciation, states the text, is the path to the life of eternity.22. Just before he feels overwhelmed, Douglas and his friends return, breaking the spell of aloneness . 23. He is probably closer to her than anyone ever has been, and that only underscores her aloneness . 24. Knowing this, I feel the desire from time to time to test my tolerance for true aloneness . 25. As such, it addresses fundamental issues of life, such as death, aloneness , and freedom. 26. This mass burial unmasks something else we would rather not think about _ the growing problems of aloneness and indifference. 27. I came to realize those times of aloneness are a natural part of the seasons of one's life. 28. Elliott ( aided by Brian MacDevitt's lighting ) shrewdly accents Mary's aloneness in the first act. 29. But the central characteristic of autism is what child psychologist Leo Kanner called " extreme autistic aloneness ." 30. For the characters in Sam Shepard's plays and stories, loneliness or aloneness is a fact of life.