Absence Quotes

1418 Absence quotes by 972 unique authors

Not selfishness, but precisely the absence of a self. Look at them. The man who cheats and lies, but preserves a respectable front. He knows… — Ayn Rand
The mountain has left me feeling renewed, more content and positive than I’ve been for weeks, as if something has been given back after a… — Richard R. Nelson
True Joy is not the absence of pain but the sanctifying, sustaining presence of the Lord Jesus in the midst of the pain — Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality. — Edmund Burke
I suppose now I'm obliged to wish you happiness in your new life. Although happiness in the absence of indoor plumbing is a debatable concept. — Lisa Kleypas
Fearless is not the absence of fear. Fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you. — Taylor Swift
The reappearance of the crescent moon after the new moon; the return of the Sun after a total eclipse, the rising of the Sun in… — Carl Sagan
I'd been so set on an escape that was now impossible, and the only form of freedom left to me was death. It was a… — Alexander Gordon Smith
I do understand that you can look into someone’s eyes,” I heard myself saying, “and suddenly know that life will be impossible without them. Know… — Bernard Cornwell
Her absence had felt like torture--almost a form of personal punishment. He had nobody to discuss his feelings with, and for the first time he… — Steig Larsson
She took a moment to lament her lack of parasol. Every time she left the house, she felt keenly the absence of her heretofore ubiquitous… — Gail Carriger
In a field I am the absence of field. This is always the case. Wherever I am I am what is missing. — Mark Strand
Because the enormous narcissism of their parents deprived Will and Tom of suitable role models, both brothers learned to identify with absence. Consequently, even if… — Mark Z. Danielewski
Absence makes the heart grow fonder… or forgetful. — James M. Barrie
On the eve of long voyages or an absence of many years, friends who are tenderly attached will seperate with the usual look, the usual… — Charles Dickens
Political freedom means the absence of coercion of a man by his fellow men. The fundamental threat to freedom is power to coerce, be it… — Milton Friedman
Absence is a house so vast that inside you will pass through its walls and hang pictures on the air. — Pablo Neruda
I just...I just miss him. And I hate being so alone. — Suzanne Collins
It was as if the demise of the owner had lent the flat a physical void it hadn't had before. At the same time he… — Jo Nesbo
People imagine that missing a loved one works kind of like missing cigarettes,' he said. 'The first day is really hard but the next day… — Anne Tyler
Mattia was right: the days had slipped over her skin like a solvent, one after the other, each removing a very thin layer of pigment… — Paolo Giordano
Some molecules - ammonia, carbon dioxide, water - show up everywhere in the universe, whether life is present or not. But others pop up especially… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
When you visit countries that don't nurture these kinds of ambitions, you can feel th absence of hope...people are reduced to worrying only about that… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
But what I found most interesting was that Aaron had apparently found a way to pass the time without her. Beside him, holding his hand,… — Richelle Mead
Love is not the absence of logic but logic examined and recalculated heated and curved to fit inside the contours of the heart — Tammara Webber

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