"Martin said, "It feels as though part of my self has detached and gone to Amsterdam, where it—she—is waiting for me. Do you know about phantom-limb sy...

But now, I know, how absence can be present, like a damaged nerve, like a dark bird.
~ Audrey Niffenegger ~












But now, I know, how absence can be present, like a damaged nerve, like a dark bird.

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