It is not opium which makes me work but its absence, and in order for me to feel its absence it must from time to time be present. Antonin Artaud
For with G. D., to be absent from the body is sometimes (not to speak profanely) to be present with the Lord. Charles Lamb
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. Francis Bacon
If you're absent during my struggle, don't expect to be present during my success. Will Smith
To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the making of bread. James Baldwin
Greatness after all, in spite of its name, appears to be not so much a certain size as a certain quality in human lives. It may be present in lives whose range is very small. Phillips Brooks