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“absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.” Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World
“No, no, I am but shadow of myself. You are deceiv'd, my substance is not here;” William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 1
“Absence is to love as wind to fire: it extinguishes the little flame, it fans the big.” Umberto Eco, The Island of the Day Before
“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
“With him, life was routine; without him, life was unbearable.” Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
“Having experienced both, I am not sure which is worse: intense feeling, or the absence of it.” Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin
“Farewells can be shattering, but returns are surely worse.” Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin

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