Absent Quotes

When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is out of mind.

Nothing can make up for the absence of someone whom we love, and it would be wrong to try to find a substitute… It is nonsense to say that God fills the gap; he does not fill it, but on the contrary, he keeps it empty and so helps us to keep alive our former […]

Presents, I often say, endear absents.

Sometimes I need what only you can provide – your absence.

Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems depopulated.

There is one pain, I often feel, which you will never know. It’s caused by the absence of you.

Absence and death are the same – only that in death there is no suffering.

If I should meet thee After long years, How should I greet thee? – With silence and tears.

A short absence is safest.

“Absence makes the heart grow fonder” is a lot of crap. Absence makes them think you’re dead.