♪ Darling, hold me, hold me, hold me. And never, never, never let me go…♫
If I’d known, maybe I’d have kept tighter hold of them.
I remind myself I was lucky to have had any time with him at all.
Maybe none of us really understand what we’ve lived through, or feel that we’ve had enough time.
- Never Let Me Go (2010)
“It had never occurred to me that our lives, which had been so closely interwoven, could unravel with such speed. If I’d known, maybe I’d have kept tighter hold of them and not let unseen tides pull us apart.”
“I keep thinking about this river somewhere, with the water moving really fast. And these two people in the water, trying to hold onto each other, holding on as hard as they can, but in the end it’s just too much. The current’s too strong. They’ve got to let go, drift apart. That’s how it is with us. It’s a shame, Kath, because we’ve loved each other all our lives. But in the end, we can’t stay together forever.”
It had never occurred to me that our lives, so closely interwoven, could unravel with such speed. If I’d known, maybe I’d have kept tighter hold of them.
