Quotes About Presence

the deep voice held a hint of

notes. I quietly took my place in the

These were everyday sounds magnified by darkness. And darkness was nothing - it was not a substance, it was not a presence, it was no more than an absence of light.

And she did not miss his presence so much as his voice on the phone. Even being lied to constantly, though hardly like love, was sustained attention; he must care about her to fabricate so elaborately and over such a long stretch of time. His deceit was a form of tribute to the importance of their marriage.

When we go on about the big things, the political situation, global warming, world poverty, it all looks really terrible, with nothing getting better, nothing to look forward to. But when I think small, closer in-you know, a girl I've just met, or this song we'regoing to do with Chas, or snowboarding next month, then it looks great. So this is going to be my motto - think small.

Waiting. Simply one person doing nothing, over time, while another approached.

The cost of oblivious daydreaming was always this moment of return

We often tell ourselves off for wasting time in chairs, fully dressed, when we could be doing the same lying down in bed, face to face and naked.

The truth is I feel rather light headed and foolish in your presence, Cee, and I don't think I can blame the heat.

I, o Bože, voleo sam i ja nju. Bez obzira na to koliko sam mislio na Klarisu, u se?anju ili o?ekivanju, to što sam je doživeo ponovo, osetio i ?uo, ona neosporna ljubav koja je strujala izme?u nas, to zapravo životinjsko prisustvo, uvek bi me, mada poznato, uzdrmalo kao neo?ekivano.

was listening out for him

approached as millions before me had approached a famous presence in a public place, with outward humility masking the entitlement that genuine admiration confers.

The phrase was "in two places at once," and the memory was of early morning.

From the first sentence, we come into a presence, and we can see for ourselves the quality of a particular mind; in a matter of minutes we may read the fruits of a long-forgotten afternoon, an afternoon's work done in isolation, 150 years ago. And what was once an unfolding personal secret is now ours.

Both men had remarkable success in holding a tenuous grasp on the loyalty of native villages. Though their presence was known by hundreds of people in dozens of villages, none betrayed them to the Japanese.

Zionism offered itself as the solution to anti-Semitism, but became the main reason for its continued presence.

Tall, with skin the color of rich coffee, and dressed all in black, Jim looked like he was carved from a block of solid muscle. Logic said that at some point he must've been a baby and then a child, but looking at him one was almost convinced that some deity touched the ground with its scepter and proclaimed, There shall be a badass, and Jim sprung into existence, fully formed, complete with clothes, and ready for action.

First rule of bodyguard detail: know where your 'body' is at all times.

I would not leave you. I'll be there. Wherever you want 'there' to be.

I see. Is Jim with you now?" "Yes, he is. We're having rough sex. You're interrupting. "What are you doing here?" "Looking for Jim in your bed." "He isn't here." "I see that.

I turned to the courtyard and waved at Roman and the witch next to him. Is that his sister? Andrea asked me. No. I had spoken with both of them. I'd asked her that. Her name is Alina, she isn't his sister, and she feels deeply sorry for his sisters, because if she had to put up with being in his presence for longer than a day, she would throw herself off the nearest bridge just to end the agony. Well, Andrea said. Glad she cleared that up.

The double doors separating the private dining room from the rest of Bernard's swung open. A tall broad-shouldered body filled the doorway. Hugh d'Ambray strode into the room.

Young people know how important it is for dads to be involved in their lives. As I travel the country and talk with students, some of them tell me that their lives would be totally different if their father was around.

Five days a week I drive from our home to the Episcopal Cathedral Center of Los Angeles where I have an office, my computer, and a wonderful sense of community - especially nurtured by the presence of several younger gay men and women who are good friends.