"Silence, the running water tells you, is no more the absence of noise than health is mere freedom from sickness, or stillness an absence of movement. The richest part of life lies in the space between absence and presence."
–– Pico Iyer (b. 1957) British-born novelist and essayist
Source: Pico Iyer. A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2019, p. 124.
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