New Quote by Leslie Jamison

“We lived in a small house, so there was no escape from the goddamn racket of her loneliness.”

— Sherman Alexie

“He feared that by leaving her he would ruin her life - so he stayed, and did just that.”

— Alain de Botton

“She began to sacrifice that old identity to live in her new one. It was the new life, after all, that everyone wanted.”

— Chris Pavone

“Everything was temporary; she understood that now. All of this was temporary. It would all be snatched away. It was all on loan. Even…

— Karen Kondazian

“And the feeling I had was not of wanting her so much as being surrounded by her, blundering inside her life without having moved.”

— Jennifer Egan

“and when she went out it seemed to her that she too had migrated, that everyone migrates, even if we stay in the same…

— Mohsin Hamid

“I dread the beginning of her new life more than words can tell, but I see some hope for her if she travels -…

— Wilkie Collins

“Leaving. She didn’t want to leave. This was her home.”

— Melissa Pearl

“You'll leave. And then one day you'll come back, and everything that you once loved about the place will drive you a little bit…

— Alex George

“I was starting to get to know the city, and when that happens in a screwed-up place, it’s time to leave.”

— Nelson DeMille

“She had just started living like a grown-up and she'd never felt more vulnerable, frightened or confused in her life.”

— Jeffrey Eugenides

“It's so hard to leave-until you leave. And then it is the easiest goddamned thing in the world...Leaving feels too good, once you leave.”

— John Green