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Absence quotes

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“Farewells can be shattering, but returns are surely worse.” Margaret Atwood, “The Blind Assassin” - 2000

“absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.” Carl Sagan, “The Demon-Haunted World” - 1995

“How like a winter hath my absence been from thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year! What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen! What old December's bareness everywhere!” William Shakespeare, “Shakespeare's Sonnets” - 1609

“Having experienced both, I am not sure which is worse: intense feeling, or the absence of it.” Margaret Atwood, “The Blind Assassin” - 2000

“No, no, I am but shadow of myself. You are deceiv'd, my substance is not here;” William Shakespeare, “Henry VI, Part 1” - 1623

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William Shakespeare (2)
Margaret Atwood (2)
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The Blind Assassin (2)
Shakespeare's Sonnets (1)
Henry VI, Part 1 (1)
The Demon-Haunted World (1)