"The difference between loneliness and solitude is who you are alone with and who made the choice." I was told this 3 weeks in to an Outward Bound course in th

"The difference between loneliness and solitude is who you are alone with and who made the choice." I was told this 3 weeks in to an Outward Bound course in the colorado wilderness when I was 18. It has stayed with me my whole life now (i'm 43!) and I think of it often.