Cynthia Rylant Quote

But what is it that makes a person want to stay here on this earth anyway, and go on suffering the most awful pain just for the sake of getting to stay? I used to think it was because people fear death. But now I think it is because people can't bear saying goodbye.

Missing May (ed. Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, 1993) - ISBN: 9780440900139