There is nothing that can replace the absence of someone dear to us, and one should not even attempt to do so. One must simply hold out and endure it. At first that sounds very hard, but at the same time it is also a great comfort. For to the extent the emptiness truly remains unfilled one remains connected to the other person through it.


Letters and Papers from Prison

Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes

There is nothing that can replace the absence of someone dear to us, and one should not even attempt to do so. One must simply hold out and endure...

There is nothing that can replace the absence of someone dear to us, and one should not even attempt to do so. One must simply hold out and endure...

There is nothing that can replace the absence of someone dear to us, and one should not even attempt to do so. One must simply hold out and endure...

There is nothing that can replace the absence of someone dear to us, and one should not even attempt to do so. One must simply hold out and endure...