He had slept next to her for thirty-six years, and the mattress felt different without her weight, however slight, and without the rhythm of her breath the dark had no measure. There were times he woke feeling cold from the lack of the heat that once came from between her thighs and behind her knees. He might have even called her, if he could have momentarily forgotten that he already knew everything she could possibly say. Nicole Krauss
About This Quote

This quote is about how one person's absence affects another person. It reminds us that it is impossible to truly go on without someone else. The world feels empty without the presence of the one we love.

Source: Forest Dark

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