His absence has only made him more present.

“When I was young I didn't understand, but now, I know, how absence can be present, like a damaged nerve, like a dark bird.”

— Audrey Niffenegger

Missing someone doesn't always mean you need to have them back in your life. Sometimes you just feel there absence in present.

— Anurag Prakash Ray

absence can be present, like a damaged nerve, like a dark bird

— Audrey Niffenegger

Every minute of his life since then has been marked by her absence, every action has lacked dimension because she is not there to…

— Audrey Niffenegger

“But now, I know, how absence can be present, like a damaged nerve, like a dark bird.”

— Audrey Niffenegger

“You may not appreciate the presence of good health, but you will definitely regret the absence of good health, because health is happiness.”

— Amit Kalantri

The absence of God in most spheres of life is perceived to be normal, and even Christians feel it as normal - which is…

— John Piper

It is suggested that in domestic violence at least the presence or absence of a firearm, or of any other type of weapon, is…

— Colin Greenwood

Young men have strong passions and tend to gratify them indiscriminately. Of the bodily desires, it is the sexual by which they are most…

— Aristotle

Of all the bewildering things about a new country, the absence of human landmarks is one of the most depressing and disheartening.

— Willa Cather

There, in the center of that silence was not eternity but the death of time and a loneliness so profound the word itself had…

— Toni Morrison

Local and state governments have outrun the federal government. The EPA has served notice that it will enact a rule requiring CO2 reductions by…

— Al Gore

Total depravity means the entire absence of holiness, not the highest intensity of sin. A totally depraved man is not as bad as he…

— William Greenough Thayer Shedd

The work, the work, the work. This is what the business is all about. This is the fun, the glory, the pleasure. It's the…

— Phil Dusenberry

Distance sometimes endears friendship, and absence sweeteneth it.

— James Howell