Home, as far as I'm concerned, is the place you have to leave. And then, if you're like me, spend the rest of your life mourning.

—Paulette Bates Alden

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Her grandmother, as she gets older, is not fading but rather becoming more concentrated.

—Paulette Bates Alden

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It's hard to be the person who gets left behind, and never the person who gets to do the leaving.

—Alexandra Bracken in In Time

You can't fix people or make them change; the only thing you can do is pack your things and leave if it isn't working for you.

—Greg Behrendt in It's Just a Date

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It would hurt to leave, but it's what I had to do.

—S.C. Stephens in Reckless

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I won't ever leave you, even though you're always leaving me.

—Audrey Niffenegger in The Time Traveler’s Wife

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Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

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20 Dec 2014 Added