“Oh sure, I’ll still be missing you as much as ever. I’ll still smile at the memory of you. I’ll still be — OK, I’ll say it again — loving you, but I won’t abandon myself for you. I cannot be faithful to you without being faithful to myself. I’ve reclaimed my future. If we are destined to be together again, be happy to know you’ll be getting the real me, not some blubbering half me.”
—Stargirl (Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli)