Being alone is very synonym to me. It's not something that I can't avoid, but it is something that I choose to be. I have friends, lots of them. I enjoy every moment with them. But I enjoy more being alone.
I love going shopping on my own. In fact I love doing things on my own. I can go anywhere I like without having to worry about others. I don't even need to go to places that I don't like. I can spend most of my time reading and searching for books.
And where do you think I've got all of the ideas for writing my books? They resulted from being alone. It is the only moment where I can generate the plots. I can't just have it in thoughts and write it out. Sometimes I do need to act out the scene to get more feeling, to really know what is supposed to be written. And in my case, it works pretty well that way.
People might think I'm a little lunatic, talking to myself, living in my own world, but hey, it's all paid off. To them, this habit might be crazy, but to me, it means money, with a big 'M". ;)