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title: "4 Human Presence Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [I think you can photograph a certain sliver of human presence in its absence... images taken in the empty rooms, the marks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mona-kuhn/i-think-you-can-photograph-a-certain-sliver-of-human-presence-in-its/)

[Mona Kuhn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mona-kuhn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/554/mona-kuhn-57522_absence_i-think-you-can-photograph-a-certain-sli_190292.jpg)

> [There is a hunger to see the human presence acted out. As long as that need remains, people will find a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zelda-fichandler/there-is-a-hunger-to-see-the-human-presence-acted-out-as-long-as-that/)

[Zelda Fichandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zelda-fichandler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/670/zelda-fichandler-87759_humans_there-is-a-hunger-to-see-the-human-prese_1569674.jpg)

> [If the earth does grow inhospitable toward human presence, it is primarily because we have lost our sense of courtesy toward the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-berry/if-the-earth-does-grow-inhospitable-toward-human-presence-it-is/)

[Thomas Berry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-berry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16c/thomas-berry-7391_courtesy_if-the-earth-does-grow-inhospitable-towa_2063867.png)

> [In contact with materials, I can see so much more with my hands than I can just with my eyes. I'm a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-goldsworthy/in-contact-with-materials-i-can-see-so-much-more-with-my-hands-than-i/)

[Andy Goldsworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-goldsworthy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f00/andy-goldsworthy-4466_contact_in-contact-with-materials-i-can-see-so-m_2196925.jpg)

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