The end comes when we no longer talk with ourselves. It is the end of genuine thinking and the beginning of the final loneliness.
The remarkable thing is that the cessation of the inner dialogue marks also the end of our concern with the world around us. It is as if we noted the world and think about it only when we have to report it to ourselves.
—Eric Hoffer
当我们不再与自己交谈时，结局就来了。这是真正思想的终结，也是最终孤独的开始。
值得注意的是，内在对话的停止也标志着我们对周围世界的关注。就好像我们注意到这个世界，只有当我们必须向我们自己报告时，才会想到它。
-埃里克·霍弗（谷歌翻译仅供参考）