Long Distance Quotes

Friendships - and indeed most relationships - are measured in the closeness of hearts, minds and soul ties... not in the distance of physical miles or even the passing of time.

~ Rasheed Ogunlaru

With each reunion (we) had to learn each other all over again. There was always that nervous moment at the airport when I would stand there waiting for him to arrive, wondering, Will I still know him? Will he still know me?

~ Elizabeth Gilbert

From my distance the loss was theoretical, and though I couldn’t have said so, I preferred it that way. I felt relieved to be so far away, because I was excused from grieving. I felt nothing but tenderness for her, but there was an emotional emancipation to being here and not there. Even though I didn’t believe in God or heaven, I could childishly go on believing that she was still around. When it happened, the specific timing of my grandmother’s death seemed like a footnote: She died just after I went away. But a lesson would persist as I formed and unformed long-distance relationships over the years. Going away could free you from feeling too much.

~ Elisabeth Eaves

Very often I realize that the time people spend apart is as important in maintaining relationships as the time they spend together.

~ Joyce Rachelle

While the truth is putting on its shoes, the lie becomes a champion of a long-distance running.

~ Ljupka Cvetanova