Truth Quote by Cora Carmack

“There was no escape from being unwanted. And that was the truth that struck at me the most deeply.”

— Julianne Donaldson

“You were the one, I wanted most to stay. But time could not be kept at bay. The more it goes, the more it's…

— Lang Leav

“Do you see? The story I have to tell is so small, of the people who stayed when everyone else fled.”

— Brian Francis Slattery

“It was good for a while, being empty. I didn't hurt anymore. But as time went on, it was like I could hear myself…

— Myra McEntire

“There are days when I wonder how you could possibly stay. But, you told me there’s no way you could ever stay away.”

— Liz Newman

“I wanted to see my family, but didn't want to leave the other guys. The people waiting for us were strangers, even though I…

— Clint Van Winkle

“But this, too, wasn’t true. Leaving was easy. It was everything else that was so dammed hard.”

— Sarah Dessen

“I knew what I wanted to run to. But it didn’t exist, so I didn’t leave.”

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“But what was the point of love if it didn't keep people from leaving you?”

— Dia Reeves

“Just wait a second. We can't leave it like this." But this too, wasn't true. Leaving was easy. It was everything else that was…

— Sarah Dessen

“How one can never truly leave. And never quite return. Do you understand?”

— Emma Richler