He said, "I'm glad to see you.""Why?"He laughed. "Well, that's what people say sometimes. Besides, I AM glad to see you."They walked on like that, right past the store. She said, "Why?"He laughed again. "You ask such interesting questions.""And you don't answer 'em." He nodded. It felt very good to have him walking beside her. Good like rest and quiet, like something you could live without but you needed anyway. That you had to learn how to miss, and then you'd never stop missing it.
-Marilynne Robinson
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