" For as it was well said of the great Africanus that he was never less alone than when alone, so, in our philosophy, no parts of this universal frame are less to be called solitarie than those which the vulgar esteem most solitarie, since the withdrawing of men and beasts signifieth but the greater frequency of more excellent creatures. "

― C.S. Lewis , Space Trilogy: Out of the Silent Planet / Perelandra / That Hideous Strength