I go to sleep alone, and wake up alone. I take walks. I work until I'm tired. I watch the wind play with the trash that's been under the snow all winter. Everything seems simple until you think about it. Why is love intensified by abscence?

Audrey Niffenegger
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I go to sleep alone, and wake up alone. I take walks. I work until I'm tired. I watch the wind play with the trash that's been under the snow all winter.

Everything seems simple until you think about it. Why is love intensified by abscence? Love is not just about being in a relationship with another person, it's also about being in a relationship with yourself. Sometimes when you are in a relationship with someone else you forget that you are just as much in a relationship with yourself.

When you find yourself alone, it's easy to stop being so self-critical towards yourself because no one will be there to judge you for what you do.

Source: The Time Travelers Wife

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