“A photograph is both a pseudo-presence and a token of absence. Like a wood fire in a room, photographs-especially those of people, of distant landscapes and faraway cities, of the vanished past-are incitements to reverie. The sense of the unattainable that can be evoked by photographs feeds directly into the erotic feelings of those for whom desirability is enhanced by distance.” PeopleFeelingsPastRoomsCitiesFireDistancePhotographWoodsAbsenceLandscapeEroticTokensUnattainablePseudoReverieDesirabilityIncitement Book:On photography Source: On photography
“The House of Lords, architecturally, is a magnificent room, and the dignity, quiet, and repose of the scene made me unwillingly acknowledge that the Senate of the United States might possibly improve its manners. Perhaps in our desire for simplicity, absence of title, or badge of office we may have thrown over too much.” MayMadeStatesGovernmentMightDesireHouseUnitedRoomsLordUnited StatesToo MuchSceneQuietOfficeDignitySimplicityArchitectureAbsenceMannersTitlesAcknowledgeThrownSenateMagnificentReposeBadgesHouse Of Lords Author:M. E. W. Sherwood
“I think if you see that no one is going to laugh at you for it, I think the concept of living nicely will be infectious. I believe there is room for the absence of cynicism.” IfsThinkingBelieveI BelieveRoomsLaughingConceptsAbsenceCynicism Author:Mitch Leigh
“The poor quality of Christian that grows out of our modern evangelistic meeting may be accounted for by the absence of real repentance accompanying the initial spiritual experience of the converts. And the absence of repentance is the result of an inadequate view of sin and sinfulness held by those who present themselves in the inquiry room.” MayRealChristianSpiritualGrowsSinPoorRoomsResultsViewsQualityModernMeetingsAbsenceRepentanceInquiryInitialsInadequateSpiritual ExperienceSinfulnessPoor Quality Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer
“The absence of plot leaves the reader room to think about other things.” ThinkingRoomsReaderAbsencePlot Book:Reality Hunger Source: Reality Hunger
“Absence is the dark-room in which lovers develop negatives.” DarkRoomsLoversAbsenceDark Room Author:H. L. Mencken