--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: We both had done the math. Kelly added it…" description: "\"“We both had done the math. Kelly added it all up and... knew she had to let me go. I added it up, and knew that I had... lost her. 'cos I was never go..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efb/william-broyles-jr-2-84354_stay-alive_we-both-had-done-the-math-kelly-added-it_356339.jpg" --- # We both had done the math. Kelly added it all up and… ![“We both had done the math. Kelly added it all up and... knew she had to let me go. I added it up, and knew that I had... lost her. 'cos I was never gonna get off that island. I was gonna die there, totally alone. I was gonna get sick, or get injured or something. The only choice I had, the only…” quote by William Broyles Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efb/william-broyles-jr-2-84354_stay-alive_we-both-had-done-the-math-kelly-added-it_356339.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efb/william-broyles-jr-2-84354_stay-alive_we-both-had-done-the-math-kelly-added-it_356339.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efb/william-broyles-jr-2-84354_stay-alive_we-both-had-done-the-math-kelly-added-it_356339.jpg) > ““We both had done the math. Kelly added it all up and... knew she had to let me go. I added it up, and knew that I had... lost her. 'cos I was never gonna get off that island. I was gonna die there, totally alone. I was gonna get sick, or get injured or something. The only choice I had, the only thing I could control was when, and how, and where it was going to happen. So... I made a rope and I went up to the summit, to hang myself. I had to test it, you know? Of course. You know me. And the weight of the log, snapped the limb of the tree, so I-I - , I couldn't even kill myself the way I wanted to. I had power over \*nothing\*. And that's when this feeling came over me like a warm blanket. I knew, somehow, that I had to stay alive. Somehow. I had to keep breathing. Even though there was no reason to hope. And all my logic said that I would never see this place again. So that's what I did. I stayed alive. I kept breathing. And one day my logic was proven all wrong because the tide came in, and gave me a sail. And now, here I am. I'm back. In Memphis, talking to you. I have ice in my glass... And I've lost her all over again. I'm so sad that I don't have Kelly. But I'm so grateful that she was with me on that island. And I know what I have to do now. I gotta keep breathing. Because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring?”” William Broyles Jr ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Facing hopelessness, he attempts suicide but fails, leading to a renewed will to live, driven by an inexplicable inner warmth and hope. **In simple terms:** He tries to end his life, fails, and then decides to keep living despite no logical reason. Key Takeaway Hold onto life even when hope seems absent. Themes survival hope desperation inner strength psychology Mood determined reflective hopeful Type personal motivational When to use this quote - isolated survival - mental health crisis - post‑trauma recovery Key Concepts existential resilience meaning-making psychological survival Questions to Reflect On - What inner forces can override rational despair? - How can hope emerge without logical basis? A Different Perspective His logic tells him death is inevitable, yet an irrational feeling compels him to live. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet ## Related quotes > [“Every damn breath hurt like hell, but I kept Breathing too. 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