--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: But the main reason was that waking her…" description: "\"“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 wo..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56f/rachel-hawkins-379_good-morning_but-the-main-reason-was-that-waking-her_1876131.jpg" --- # But the main reason was that waking her would’ve meant… ![“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](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56f/rachel-hawkins-379_good-morning_but-the-main-reason-was-that-waking-her_1876131.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56f/rachel-hawkins-379_good-morning_but-the-main-reason-was-that-waking-her_1876131.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56f/rachel-hawkins-379_good-morning_but-the-main-reason-was-that-waking-her_1876131.jpg) > ““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](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. 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. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Broken My Heart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broken-my-heart/) [Hell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hell/) ## Related quotes > [“People who you are close with don't understand you. The people you usually lean on have changed. 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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. 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