"It wasn't only that you didn't see him anymore, meet him anymore. You saw his absence and encountered it as something tangible. His not being there was like the sharply outlined emptiness of a photo with a figure cut out precisely with scissors and now the missing figure is more important, more dominant than all others."

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Source : Pascal Mercier (2008). “Night Train to Lisbon: A Novel”, p.157, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

Pascal Mercier

#Cutting Quotes #Missing Quotes #Important Quotes

“I don't find much influence in opera. It was such a different part of me.”

Source : Interview with Elliott Sharp, www.avclub.com. April 25, 2011.
“One thing I've learned in life is that I can speak for myself, that I can fight my own battles. I don't like anyone telling me how I'm supposed to feel or think or what I'm supposed to say.”
“His socks compelled one's attention without losing one's respect.”

Source : Saki, Hector Hugh Munro (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Saki (Illustrated)”, p.502, Delphi Classics
“I have body hang-ups - but I work the best of what I've got.”
“If we are disappointed that men give little heed to what we utter is it for their sake or our own?”
“Education is dangerous - Every educated person is a future enemy.”
“I don't know what my path is yet. I'm just walking on it.”
“Women are not for using. Women are for loving.”

Source : Dr. Kevin Leman (2006). “Sex Begins in the Kitchen: Creating Intimacy to Make Your Marriage Sizzle”, p.226, Baker Books

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