For a moment we're both silent, staring. I wonder if either of us really sees the other clearly anymore or if we stuck looking at the frozen images of who we used to be.

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The quote, "For a moment we're both silent, staring. I wonder if either of us really sees the other clearly anymore or if we stuck looking at the frozen images of who we used to be," expresses the idea that when two people are together there's not much to do but stare at each other. For a moment, the two people are frozen in time, unable to move forward or change their past. They are stuck in memories of their past together without making any new memories with each other.

Source: The Love That Split The World

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