I leave, and the leaving is so exhilarating I know I can never go back…

John Green
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I leave, and the leaving is so exhilarating I know I can never go back. But then what? Do I just keep leaving places, and leaving them, and leaving them, tramping a perpetual journey? ✨ John Green (2013). Paper Towns, p.229, A&C Black
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I leave, and the leaving is so exhilarating I know I can never go back. But then what? Do I just keep leaving places, and leaving them, and leaving them, tramping a perpetual journey? ✨ John Green (2013). Paper Towns, p.229, A&C Black

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