“Many times I'd felt alone, but until this afternoon I'd never felt...” – John Dunbar, Dances with Wolves ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Dances with Wolves 1990

John Dunbar Kevin Costner

[voiceover]

Many times I'd felt alone, but until this afternoon I'd never felt completely lonely.

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