Mercedes Lackey - It's just as easy to be lonely in a city...

It's just as easy to be lonely in a city as out in the wilderness. Easier, really. It's harder to get to know someone when you meet in a crowded place. People can freely ignore you in the city; they can assume they don't have any responsibility for you. When there are fewer people, (..) they begin assuming some kind of responsibility, simply because you naturally do the same.