Skip to content
quotesby

About this quote

What does it mean?
Sometimes leaving is the right choice even when it hurts deeply.
In plain terms
Going away is better than staying if your heart knows it.
What can you take from it?
Painful decisions can lead to growth.

Where it applies

  • leaving family
  • starting over

Putting it to work

  • planning exit
  • seeking support

Questions to consider

  • When is leaving the right thing?
  • What guides hard choices?

Another view

Staying can sometimes be better.

More from Paul Simon

  1. Maybe the heart is part of the mist. And that's all that there is or could ever exist. Maybe and maybe and maybe some more. Maybe's the exit that I'm looking f…

    Permalink to quote #60
  2. Once upon a time there was an ocean. But now it's a mountain range. Something unstoppable put into motion. Nothing is different, but everything's changed.

    Permalink to quote #62
  3. I got a call from my broker. The broker informed me I'm broke. I was dealing my last hand of poker. My cards were useless as smoke.

    Permalink to quote #59

Related quotes

  1. I'd rather be a climbing ape than a falling angel.

    Terry PratchettTerry Pratchett quote #1
  2. Home wasn't built in a day.

    Jane AceJane Ace quote #2
  3. Give your children lots of rope. Allow them to make their own mistakes. Don't give them too much advice. Each child is different; you have to respect that. It'…

    Kirk DouglasKirk Douglas quote #3