“ Life equals running and when we stop running maybe that's how we'll know life is finally finished. Patrick Ness
“ Ricewind had always relied on running away. But somerimes, perhaps, you had to stand and fight, if only because there was nowhere left to run. Terry Pratchett
“ You get hit the hardest when trying to run or hide from a problem. Like the defense on a football field, putting all focus on evading only one defender is asking to be blindsided. Criss Jami
“ What do we do after things fall apart? Do we run to the familiar once again? Do we attempt to numb the pain with distractions? What do we do after things fall apart? Benyf
“ Rosa!" Sally says. "The police are here to help you, not to hear a lecture on comparative murder rates. Justine Larbalestier
“ My sister is running away to get lost, but I am running away because I want to find something. And my parents love me so much that they want to help me. Yeah, Dad is a drunk and Mom is an ex-drunk, bu… Sherman Alexie
“ Sometimes its hard to tell how fast the current's moving until you're headed over a waterfall Kimberly McCreight
“ But I did it! That's the thing—I did it! What will my father say when he hears I murdered a man? Lorna, I see what I did. I murdered myself, too! I've been running around in circles. Now I'm smashed! Clifford Odets
“ The only thing that keeps me going, is the desire to get away as far as possible. Aleksandra Ninkovic
“ Without hesitation, Dove chose the nowhere road. For that was the only place, in his heart of hearts, that he really wanted to go. Nelson Algren
“ But before he could either comfort me or commit further acts of violence upon my person, I spun away from him and made my drama queen moment complete by running away. Rachel Hawkins
“ Are we running away from home?” I asked, giving voice to the question that had been on my mind for two days, ever since the lady at the Wok On restaurant asked where we were from and my mother Michele Jaffe
“ I do know this. It's the things we run from that hurt us the most." –Brad Sturdevant Norma Johnston
“ You learned to run from what you feel, and that's why you have nightmares. To deny is to invite madness. To accept is to control. Megan Chance
“ Sadness at that age had the pleasing texture of imprisonment: you reared and sulked against the bonds of parents and school and age, things that kept you from the certain happiness that awaited. When… Emma Cline
“ Laine slowly rolled out of bed. The queen size was one of the few new things in the house. But now, even the new bed felt tainted. It was an inner-spring monument to lies, a petri dish of mendacity sh… Stephen M. Irwin
