Prolonged Absence Quotes

If theres an injury, for a couple games, you can have guys step in. But for a long period of time, it always catches up with you.

Whatever my trouble had been at first, it developed into separation of the retina in both eyes. From the day on which I first consulted the oculist up to the present time, about twenty-four years, I have only been three times in 'The World' building. Most people think I'm dead or living in Europe in complete retirement.

In my career, all my most important breaks have come from Edinburgh. Winning awards, being reviewed, bagging my BBCR4 series and the chance to tour has all come from Edinburgh, which begs the question, why the hell have I left it so long to come back?

When you live in a condo complex with people next door, I don't know how you can be dead for four months without anybody noticing you not coming and going.

I don't like being away from home for a long period of time.

I been away a long time.

I never wanted to spend a month away from my life. One time I was out on the road for three weeks in a row and I when I came back someone had broken into my apartment and the water had evaporated from the toilet.

Once I started getting multiple days off in a row, it was a long year for me. That had never happened, and everybody knew I didn't like it.