chrestomathy: Alone in a Meaningless World

‘Cynthia was saying “I just can't accept so much, you know, Donna, and I feel, I really feel this, that my capacity to adapt to what is has been exceeded. I—”

“Cynthia,” Donna said. “We're all alone in a meaningless world. That's it.OK?”’
Joy Williams Honored Guest,
Knopf, New York, 2004-- --