Quoted

"Undoubtedly, though, what I'm really getting at is this: Since the bridegroom's permanent retirement from the scene, I haven't been able to think of anybody whom I'd care to send out to look for horses in his stead."

-J.D. Salinger

Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters

When I got home from work and saw that Salinger died, the above quote popped into my head; it's always stuck with me as a simple invocation of the fundamental irreplaceability of a singular human presence in one's life. Maybe I'll say more later, for now I'll just leave it there.