We are living in a lonely world, there is never anyone there when you need them, but they're there at the end, when the worst has happened. But everyone else has someone in these times, someone they can talk to, someone to cry on. But there are others who don't have anyone or just can't talk to some people, because the person they need isn't there or they are too far apart by the problem at the time.

I have friends who I get along with who I know get very uncomfortable being alone, unless they're with people, talking all the time. Whether it's on the phone, or in person, they're never by themselves. Whereas I could be alone for months.

Viggo Mortensen

“A joker is a little fool who is different from everyone else. He's not a club, diamond, heart, or spade. He's not an eight or a nine, a king or a jack. He is an outsider. He is placed in the same pack as the other cards, but he doesn't belong there. Therefore, he can be removed without anybody missing him.”  
― Jostein Gaarder, The Solitaire Mystery