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physical absence Quotes
Five of the best book quotes about physical absence
#1
“An absence is not a presence, but still with each new depiction of a thistle, a shiver worked deeper and deeper into my spine.”
author
Jeff VanderMeer
book
Annihilation
character
biologist
concepts
physical absence
presence
journal
discoveries
#2
“When one is abandoned, one is left alone. This can happen through physical absence as well as physical presence. In fact to be abandoned by someone who is physically present is much more crazymaking. ”
author
John Bradshaw
book
Healing the Shame that Binds You
concepts
abandonment
physical presence
physical absence
#3
“In my palm I can feel the echo of her pulse, standing in for the absence of mine.”
author
Isaac Marion
book
warm bodies
characters
R (zombie)
Julie
concepts
zombies
physical absence
death
#4
“When someone is in your heart, they’re never truly gone. They can come back to you, even at unlikely times.”
author
Mitch Albom
book
For One More Day
concepts
heart
love
gone
physical absence
#5
“It was false hope, and I didn’t want any part of it.”
author
Bianca Scardoni
book
Iniquitous
characters
Jemma Blackburn
Dan Hyun
concepts
loss of hope
physical absence
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