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Good morning Quote by Rachel Hawkins

“But the main reason was that waking her would’ve meant telling her good-bye, and telling someone good-bye when you’re planning on walking into hell would’ve felt kind of…final. It was the same reason I hadn’t gone into the hut to find Mom, and why I’d skirted around Archer’s tent. I’d been nearly…” quote by Rachel Hawkins
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““But the main reason was that waking her would’ve meant telling her good-bye, and telling someone good-bye when you’re planning on walking into hell would’ve felt kind of…final. It was the same reason I hadn’t gone into the hut to find Mom, and why I’d skirted around Archer’s tent. I’d been nearly to the shore when I’d heard him softly call, “Mercer.” Kneeling in the doorway of his tent, his hair a mess, his Hex Hall uniform ridiculously wrinkled, he’d nearly broken my heart. And when I ran to him as soundlessly as I could and practically dove on top of him, I’d told myself that our kiss was just your normal boyfriend/girlfriend saying good morning thing. Even when he pulled me inside, the tent warm and cozy and smelling like him, I hadn’t let myself think that might be the last time I’d see him. And when he’d pulled me closer and murmured, “Mercer, I love-“ I had covered his mouth with my hand. “Don’t say that. Not now. Say it sometime when there is absolutely no chance of death on the horizon, okay?” He mumbled something beneath my palm, and I rolled my eyes as I pulled it away from his mouth. He dropped a kiss on the tip of my nose. “All I was going to say was that I love this tent you made for me. But I guess I can tell you again later. When you get back.” Curling my hand around the back of his neck, I’d pulled him down to me. “You better.” A blush creeping up my neck from the memory, I swung my gaze away from his tent and back toward the lake. I was coming back. I was going to be fine, and getting down into the Underworld to collect demonglass wouldn’t be hard at all. Maybe I’d make it back before lunch. Of course, I couldn’t make it back if I never left.””

Rachel Hawkins

About This Quote

Source Novel: Hex Hall series by Rachel Hawkins, 2015

The narrator avoids saying goodbye because it feels final, especially when facing death, and tries to cling to moments of intimacy despite looming danger.

In simple terms: Avoiding farewells feels final; cling to love in danger.

Key Takeaway

Embrace love now, don’t postpone goodbyes.

Themes

love fear mortality intimacy courage

Mood

anxious hopeful reflective

Type

narrative emotional romantic

When to use this quote

  • battlefield of war
  • personal loss
  • dangerous mission
  • tent intimacy
  • final goodbye

Key Concepts

existential dread psychological coping romantic attachment

Questions to Reflect On

  • How do you balance love and survival?
  • When is it okay to postpone goodbye?
A Different Perspective

Denial of mortality can lead to reckless decisions.

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