He couldn't remember the last time human hands had willingly touched him. Not true. Miranda had. She had touched him as if he were just a man. He had lived on those moments ever since, pulled them to the fore when loneliness threatened to suck him down and drown him Kristen Callihan
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On the surface, this quote seems to be about loneliness, isolation, and the pain of living without human contact. However, it is really about loss. The narrator is describing his feelings after his wife dies. He lost the woman he loved and all that was left was the memory of her.

So, he has to find ways to remember her and keep her alive in his heart. To do that he spends time with the people around him to fill the holes in his life left by Miranda's absence.

Source: Firelight

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