We have such a hard time saying goodbye even we we do it so regularly throughout our lives. To pets, classmates, officemates, friends, family members, etc., but we never get the hang of it. I guess the longer the time between hello and goodbye, the more difficult the goodbye.
“How lucky I am to have known someone who was so hard to say goodbye to.”
Husband: “Ayoko na! Sawang-sawa na ko! Lalayas na ko sa bahay na to!” Wife: “Ako rin! Sawang-sawa na rin ako! Kaya sasama ako sa yo!”
(From Gone With The Wind) Rhett Butler to Scarlet O’Hara: “My hand is no longer yours to cling to.”
“To love and be together forever is the best thing. But if it doesn’t work out well, to love and let go is the next best thing.”
“You never know what you have till you lose it. And once you lose it, you can never get it back.” – SNATCHER.
“How could such a sad word as ‘goodbye” start with the word ‘good’?”
“Saying goodbye is hard, but staying isn’t always better.”
Sometimes putting a period is better than putting a comma because it’s better to see a complete sentence than a hanging one that doesn’t make sense.”
Courage is measured equally by both holding on and letting go.”
After 5 years, I broke up with my girlfriend. She asked for one last kiss. I simply told her: “No.”
“If someone wants to leave? Don’t force them to stay. Make them want to come back.”
“A goodbye isn’t painful unless you’re never going to say hello again.”
“Kapag naghiwalay tayo, ikaw sa sementeryo, ako sa presinto.”
“It’s sad how we started out as strangers, then became lovers, and now we go back to being strangers.”
Edward Cullen to Bella: “I’ll be back so soon, you won’t have time to miss me.”
“Leaving was easy. Staying away is much harder.”
Sometimes it’s better to burn bridges to make sure there’s no turning back.”
“Kapag ipinagpalit ka ng mahal mo sa pangit, hayaan mo na sila. Wala kang laban sa TRUE LOVE!”
My ex told me right after we broke up: “Mahirap mang isipin ngayon, dadating ang araw na makakalimutan mo ding minahal mo ako.” I hated him then, but true enough, he was proven right. I’m happily married now with kids and I hardly remember anything about that ex of mine.
“Aside from death, people never really leave; their roles in your life just change.”
“Saying goodbye is better when there is still some love and respect left in your hearts for each other.”
“The most painful goodbye is the one that was never uttered.”
“Goodbye only means, I’ll miss you until we meet again.”
“Bakit kita iniwan? Kasi nagpaiwan ka…”
“Having it halfway is harder than not having it at all.”
“It’s called a break-up because it’s broken.”
“If he’s dumb enough to walk away, be smart enough to let him go.”
Oprah Winfrey: “You always do a little growing up everytime you do a little letting go.”
“Sometimes you need to leave even when there is nowhere to go.”
Umuwi si misis at may nakitang liham mula sa kanyang asawa. Ang nakasulat: “Hindi na kita kayang pakisamahan. Umalis ako kasama ang 5 anak natin. Paalam.” Nanawagan si misis sa radyo: “Badong, si Nene ito. Umuwi ka na. Ibalik mo na yung 4 na mga bata. Si Junjun lang naman ang sayo diyan!”
