982 Quotes About Distance

I am tiredof not beingable to runto youat any momentI wish to.- You & I, below the same sky

Distance does not affect the fact that we look at the same moon every night.

The back windows looked out over the fields, then the Atlantic, maybe a hundred yards away. Actually, I'm just making that bit up. I had no idea how far away the sea was. Only men could do things like that. "Half a mile." "Fifty yards." Giving directions, that sort of thing. I could look at a woman and say "Thirty-six C." Or "Let's try it in the next size up." But I had no idea how far away Tim's sea was except that I wouldn't want to walk to it in high heels.

There is a silent deference for one another, a distance that is kept, and lines that aren’t crossed, but in their sharing, they each try to pay tribute to the bond in their own way. As often as possible, they open up a little and give what they can.

She was like the Sun. At just the right distance, she gave me life, but if I got too close, she would burn me.

The distance of time’s separation brings us remnants of memories so ancient that most are lost in the mists of illusion…

La distance est la protection dérisoire des êtres qui se déchirent en s'aimant. [dans Elora]

Already my childhood seemed far away—a remote age, faded and bittersweet, like dried flowers. Did I regret its loss, did I want it back? I didn't think so.

Sensitive people feel so deeply they often have to retreat from the world, in order to dig beneath the layers of pain to find their faith and courage.