17 Quotes on Life, Loneliness & Self-Discovery for COVID-19 Times

Burgess Powell
6 min readApr 6, 2020

Along with the laundry list of challenges brought on by the coronavirus comes the opportunity for self-discovery thanks to newfound isolation and free time. This can take many shapes: A grappling with loneliness, future freedom after the pandemic, and powerful emotions, chief among them fear and outrage.

You are not alone in this. In fact, you are in great company with Roman Emperors, Russian fathers of literature, Angel investors, and 19th-century dandies. No matter what challenges the COVID-19 pandemic holds for you…

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Burgess Powell

Strong opinions, loosely held. Burgess explores topics ranging from mental health to marketing to climate change.