Come home Quote by T.J. Klune
““You told me it was like the fight for me is all you’ve ever known. I think about that a lot and someplace inside me, some secret place that I can only look at for a little bit at a time, I know you’re right. I know this because I’ve been fighting for you to come home. I’ve been screaming and dying and praying for you to come home, and it’s taken so long, but now it’s like you never left, and I can’t seem to fit that together in my mind.” [...] “I’ve never told anyone this, but anytime that I’ve felt sad or alone or angry or upset, I would pray to God to just make you come back. That I would do anything He wanted me to do if only you would walk through my door. You were the only thing that made me feel safe when the earthquakes threatened to break me. I needed you to come home because when you’re not here, I don’t have a home.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune, 2020
The speaker longs for a lost loved one, equating their presence with safety and home, and prays for their return.
In simple terms: Missing someone feels like losing home.
Key Takeaway
Seek support and express grief.
Themes
loss
longing
faith
home
healing
Mood
melancholic
hopeful
Type
emotional
reflective
When to use this quote
- grief counseling
- spiritual practice
- writing
- support groups
Key Concepts
attachment
spirituality
resilience
Questions to Reflect On
- What does “home” mean to you?
- How can you honor the absent loved one?
A Different Perspective
Hope may not bring the person back, only inner peace.
![“It's sad if people think that's (homemaking) a dull existance, [but] you can't just buy an apartment and furnish it and walk away. It's the flowers you choose, the music you play, the smile you have waiting. I want it to be gay and cheerful, a haven in this troubled world. I don't want my husband…” quote by Audrey Hepburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/516/audrey-hepburn-1706_apartment_it-s-sad-if-people-think-that-s-homemaki_83485.jpg)
