Quote by Shirley Ann Grau

“How does your life move forward, when all you want to do is hold still.”

— Nina LaCour

“I've never toughened up enough to handle what I'd have to handle if I were to stay.”

— Gayle Forman

“ve never toughened up enough to handle what I'd have to handle if I were to stay.”

— Gayle Forman

“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

“It wasn't that I was tired of life, really - just my own. Other people's lives seemed perfectly worthwhile, and only the logistical difficultly…

— James Lileks

“I wanted to stay, but at the same time, I wanted to disappear.”

— Tablo

“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

“No longer did I imagine that any place we lived would become permanent. The only question was how long we'd stay.”

— Therese Anne Fowler

“I just couldn't go there yet. Settle for less. I didn't want to process through anything. I didn't want to pick up any pieces.…

— Chuck Palahniuk

“why would i stay if things had reached such an impasse?”

— E.L. James

“Life is too short to hold back, so live It as if It's not guaranteed.”

— Queen Of Spades

“So it's not even a decision, really. You stay. It's only later - years later - that you begin to wonder what might've happened…

— Ransom Riggs