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Quotes About Departure

J'ai voulu les quitter, mais ils ont refusé de me laisser partir — ma présence leur semblait sans doute plus rassurante qu'une complète solitude.
~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
Je les ai regardé une dernière fois, et ils m'ont rendu mon regard, mais de très loin, sur la rive d'une autre vie. J'ai donc quitté la pièce et descendu les marches, sous la pluie, les laissant là, ensemble.
~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
Americans were saying good-by in voices that mimicked the cadence of water running into a large old bathtub.
~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
So I walked away and left him standing there in the moonlight—watching over nothing.
~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
As she crossed the threshold her face caught the room's last light and brought it outside with her.
~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
a flying squirrel sits chewing on a bird withered field (Yosa Buson`s farewell haiku)
~ Faubion Bowers
She could see that to lose a sibling was hard: it could only seem unnatural:out of time, out of order, a vicious re-run of your own departure into nothingness.
~ Fay Weldon
it's time to hit the road.
~ Fern Michaels
you right now." "That won't be necessary. I'm on your side. Look, I have to leave. As you all know, Lizzie does not like to be kept waiting. So, we're good?" To everyone's surprise, Harry spoke first. "We're good. I think I speak for all of us." The others nodded. The webcam came to life. "Good decision, guys. Gotta go; some high rollers just blew in. Have to get the red carpet ready to roll out. Time is money. See ya!
~ Fern Michaels
If you want, I can be on the next plane out of here and be there by morning." "No, that isn't necessary. Talking
~ Fern Michaels
?mier? wed?ug mnie to zakr?t drogi. Umrze? - wymyka? si? spojrzeniu. S?ucham i s?ysz? jak odchodzisz, Trwaj?c jak ja przy swym istnieniu. Ziemia jest przecie? z nieba ca?a. K?amstwu wszak nikt nie uwi? gniazda. Ka?dy tu kiedy? si? odnalaz? ?wiadom, ?e droga w kr?g i prawda
~ Fernando Pessoa
Vi-te a dizer um adeus A alguém que se despedia, E quase implorei dos céus Que eu partisse qualquer dia.
~ Fernando Pessoa
Nunca voltarei. Nunca voltarei porque nunca se volta. O lugar a que se volta é sempre outro, A
~ Fernando Pessoa
For me life is an inn where I must stay until the carriage from the abyss calls to collect me. I don't know where that carriage will take me because I know nothing.
~ Fernando Pessoa
Nothing needs to be done On the eve of never departing.
~ Fernando Pessoa
the royal crown and robe are never as grand as when the departing king leaves them on the ground ...
~ Fernando Pessoa
Considero a vida uma estalagem onde tenho que me demorar até que chegue a diligência do abismo.
~ Fernando Pessoa
I see life as a roadside inn where I have to stay until the coach from the abyss pulls up.
~ Fernando Pessoa
as she watched her friend disappear down the sleepy street of dusty sunshine...
~ Fitzgerald
I'm out of the Republican Party. I'm fed up.
~ Richard Painter
Dying is one of the few things that can be done as easily lying down.
~ Woody Allen
I'd never have left Hawkwind if I hadn't been fired.
~ Lemmy
I'm not a hockey fan, which is probably why I had to leave Canada in the first place.
~ Ryan Reynolds
Better to go than sit around being a terrible old bore.
~ Auberon Waugh