Quotes About Absence

We are ill appreciated, we cynics; on my honor if cynicism be not the highest homage to virtue there is, I should like to know what virtue wants? We sigh over her absence and we glorify her perfections. But Virtue is always a trifle stuck-up, you know, and she is very difficult to please.

A short absence is safest

A short absence is the safest.

Mi a különbség édesapám és az Isten közt? A különbség jól látható: Isten mindenütt ott van, ezzel szemben édesapám is mindenütt ott van, csak itt nincs.

While I'm writing, I'm far away; and when I come back, I've gone.

I wish Darcangelo were here. He'd fucking hate this.

Their fantasy men--like Yon-sama--not only wouldn't spend their days barking drink orders from the couch, they might not ever be home at all. And that's okay. For these women the pleasure of a fantasy lover comes not from having him but from pining for him.

Having a holiday weekend without a family member felt like putting on a sweater that had an extra arm.

C'est étrange, se disait-il, que l'on aime les gens, qu'ils disparaissent, et que l'on continue à les aimer, mais dans sa tête, pour soi, sans le leur dire. Comme si le fait de ne plus être en contact n'enlevait rien à leur présence.

When one person is missing the whole world seems empty.

Time was such an odd thing. One moment you could talk to someone, then suddenly, they were gone.

I only knew that Adam was hurt, and I wasn't there to make him safe.

In Moonlight No Soft sweet paw on my cheek No Fur curled under my chin Just A sad space left behind - Gray cat gone away. [Ellie's poem]

There is always something to miss, no matter where you are.

Nh?ng ??a tr? m? côi h? có chung m?t ?i?u này, cô ??n, ra ?i, ?i ??u ?? khai ???ng cho c? nhóm, làm t?t h?n nh?ng ng??i cha v?ng m?t. ?i xa h?n trong khoa h?c và ??a lý só v?i nh?ng ng??i cha không bi?t m?t.

There he is - gone! as they say in Tyreelin

We see nobody clearly. We see only the ghosts of absent others, and mistake for reality the fictions we construct from blueprints drawn up in early childhood. This is the problem.

Je crois qu'on entend encore dans les entrées d'immeubles l'écho des pas de ceux qui avaient l'habitude de les traverser et qui, depuis, ont disparu. Quelque chose continue de vibrer après leur passage, des ondes de plus en plus faibles, mais que l'on capte si l'on est attentif.

People don't come back any more. Haven't you noticed that, Monsieur?

Friedo Lampe. Au bord de la nuit. Ce nom et ce titre m'évoquaient les fenêtres éclairées dont vous ne pouvez pas détacher le regard. Vous vous dites que, derrière elles, quelqu'un que vous avez oublié attend votre retour depuis des années ou bien qu'il n'y a plus personne. Sauf une lampe qui est restée allumée dans l'appartement vide.

I was amazed that the roar of traffic had stopped farther over toward Denfert-Rochereau, as if the feeling of absence and emptiness that Jansen left was spreading in concentric circles and Paris was gradually clearing out.

Because even the one you hate leaves an absence when they go.

His absence is so big it's like he's there.

The house was quiet when he got inside. Why wouldn't it be? He was alone.