“holding tight, denying the fact that eventually we all had to let go.”
“We’re too much ourselves. Afraid of letting go of what we are, in case we are nothing, and holding on so tight, we lose everything else.”
“Darkness does this. It finds all the places you are hiding in. It finds all the things you are holding onto tightly and makes you let go.”
“When we encounter an unexpected challenge of threat the only way to save ourselves is to hold on tight to the people around us and not let go.”
“Sometimes, knowing when to let go is just as important as knowing when to hold tight.”
“Eventually I realize that I am holding on to him just as tightly as he holds on to me. And here we are: two small dying things, as the world ends around us like falling autumn leaves.”