It's okay if you want to go. Everyone wants you to stay. I want you to…

Gayle Forman
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It's okay if you want to go. Everyone wants you to stay. I want you to stay more than I've ever wanted anything in my life. But that's what I want and I could see why it might not be what you want. So I just wanted to tell you that I understand if you go. It's okay if you have to leave us. It's okay if you want to stop fighting. ✨ Gayle Forman (2009). If I Stay, p.87, Penguin
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