--- title: "1 Reasons Decide Quotes By Anna White" description: "1 Reasons Decide quotes by Anna White. Plus more from Anna White and more Reasons Decide sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76b/anna-white-12975_anniversary_there-are-lots-of-real-reasons-to-decide_729188.jpg" --- > [“There are lots of real reasons to decide to leave something or someone, but there are lots of other reasons that are less valid and less real and less about a relationship than our own minds: Fear (of screwing up,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-white/there-are-lots-of-real-reasons-to-decide-to-leave-something-or/) [Anna White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76b/anna-white-12975_anniversary_there-are-lots-of-real-reasons-to-decide_729188.jpg) ## More by Anna White > [“It is the capacity to feel consuming grief and pain and despair that also allows me to embrace love and joy and beauty with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-white/it-is-the-capacity-to-feel-consuming-grief-and-pain-and-despair-that/) [Anna White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-white/) > [“I want my heart to be the thin place. I don't want to board a plane to feel the kiss of heaven. I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-white/i-want-my-heart-to-be-the-thin-place-i-don-t-want-to-board-a-plane-to/) [Anna White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-white/) > [“I doubt that anyone has a Damascus moment after experiencing discrimination. Most people seem to have shining moments of change after experiencing grace.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-white/i-doubt-that-anyone-has-a-damascus-moment-after-experiencing/) [Anna White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-white/) > [“The shadow is dark and the woods are cold, but they are not endless. No matter how lost you are now, you are not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-white/the-shadow-is-dark-and-the-woods-are-cold-but-they-are-not-endless-no/) [Anna White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-white/) > [“My husband says this longing for isolation is not a good quality, that if I wanted to be a hermit I should have moved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-white/my-husband-says-this-longing-for-isolation-is-not-a-good-quality-that/) [Anna White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-white/) > [“A basic reality of life is that we all struggle. We hurt and have hurt other people. We all feel lost sometimes. This isn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-white/a-basic-reality-of-life-is-that-we-all-struggle-we-hurt-and-have-hurt/) [Anna White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-white/) > [“I believe God lets us stumble along, slowly finding our way, and giving us chances to pick each other up.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-white/i-believe-god-lets-us-stumble-along-slowly-finding-our-way-and-giving/) [Anna White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-white/) > [“I know what it's like to sleep in fear, to starve myself to be worthy, to be ashamed of my voice, to want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-white/i-know-what-it-s-like-to-sleep-in-fear-to-starve-myself-to-be-worthy/) [Anna White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-white/) > [“The God I serve is able to save us both. To give us the winning lottery ticket so all our money problems will go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-white/the-god-i-serve-is-able-to-save-us-both-to-give-us-the-winning/) [Anna White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-white/) > [“There are lots of real reasons to decide to leave something or someone, but there are lots of other reasons that are less valid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-white/there-are-lots-of-real-reasons-to-decide-to-leave-something-or/) [Anna White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-white/) > [“The first night in the hospital with a snuffling baby girl, I learned that my family was not the only thing that had expanded.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-white/the-first-night-in-the-hospital-with-a-snuffling-baby-girl-i-learned/) [Anna White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-white/) > [“The most amazing thing is that all my sorrows, all of my darkest moments, are becoming my gifts.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-white/the-most-amazing-thing-is-that-all-my-sorrows-all-of-my-darkest/) [Anna White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-white/) > [“The idea of practicing love is deeply appealing to me, because built right in is an acceptance of imperfection. There is an acknowledgment to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-white/the-idea-of-practicing-love-is-deeply-appealing-to-me-because-built/) [Anna White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-white/) > [“I think this is the essence of life: to be willing circle back, to fall in deeper, to relearn what I thought I already…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-white/i-think-this-is-the-essence-of-life-to-be-willing-circle-back-to-fall/) [Anna White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-white/) > [“I can't say for sure if I'm better off, since I have no way of knowing what would have been. I could have traveled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-white/i-can-t-say-for-sure-if-i-m-better-off-since-i-have-no-way-of-knowing/) [Anna White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-white/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reasons-decide/anna-white/#itemlist", "name": "1 Reasons Decide Quotes By Anna White", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“There are lots of real reasons to decide to leave something or someone, but there are lots of other reasons that are less valid and less real and less about a relationship than our own minds: Fear (of screwing up, of being left, of not being good enough), restlessness, resistance to growing up, PMS, not knowing how to live without drama, fearing that you're getting happy, and happiness is boring. 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