Quotes: Absence, Separation(Making the heart grow fonder—for someone else. )absence
1. The state of being away.
2. The time during which one is away. 3. Lack; want: "He had an absence of leadership." 4. The state of being absent-minded; inattentiveness: "She displayed an absence of mind." separation
1. Detached, disconnected, or disjoined.
2. Unconnected; distinct; unique: "There were two separate questions." 3. Being or standing apart; distant or dispersed: "She owned two separate houses." QuotationsAbsence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire.Absence extinguishes small passions and increases great ones, as the wind will blow out a candle, and blow in a fire. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Absence makes the heart grow fonder . . . for someone else.
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