Absence Quote by Michael Bassey Johnson

“They say that when people are far away from you, you admire them. But the closer they get, the more you envy them.”

— Kate Toon

“Distance can create longing. It can open up the gap into which all must fall.”

— Hari Kunzru

“Maybe its not a person we fall in love with so much as a distance, a depth , which that particular person happens to embody.”

— Gustaf Sobin

“They sat far apart deliberately, to experience, daily, the sweetness of seeing each other across great distance.”

— Louise Glück

“They both have that distance, living in the world their thoughts create.”

— Lauren DeStefano

“she is admired from afar. These admirers court her in secret, in the safety of their dreams.”

— Whitney Otto

“Love sends a man half way around the world ... Just for the hope of catching it.”

— Jonathan Hickman

“Sometimes we have to step away to appreciate what we have. We need distance and air to grow a relationship.”

— Eve Carter

“The person you love best, you share the world with. When that person's gone the world remains but it isn't the same thing, it's…

— Joyce Carol Oates

“I had looked into the distance so long that I hadn't seen what was near at hand. If we don't cherish those who stay…

— Janice Clark

“That must be love: when everything else in the world could implode and you wouldn't care as long as you had that one person…

— Katie McGarry

“its quite rare to find someone who sees the world the same world that you do”

— John Green