“The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be renewed by intervals of absence.” Samuel Johnson

“Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated.” Alphonse Lamartine

“Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire.” François La Rochefoucauld

“The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity.” Maria Ramé

“Never part without loving words to think of during your absence. It may be that you will not meet again in life. ” Jean Paul