in crowded isolation

"in fact, coming to London is the best thing I've ever done in my life.


It took a bit of getting used to, though. The anonymous crowds, all those people who've never seen you and don't give a damn if you live or die. But what a relief to join them! To be really anonymous. Not to have anyone poking their nose into your affairs. Nobody saying do this or do that! It's a splendid isolation; all this personality business doesn't come between you and the rest of the world. What a difference!"


- Of Marriageable Age, Lesley Pearse