Wren’s Reviews > Never Say Die > Status Update

“ I didn’t brace myself against the past. I wasn’t afraid of being “just” that kid anymore. I carried him with me now. That kid will always be a part of my story - not the whole story, but a part of it, nonetheless”

“Years earlier, I had said goodbye to a lot of things without fully understanding what those goodbyes would mean. Some were final. Some weren’t meant to last. Acting had been one of those losses I never quite knew how to grieve.”

“ he didn’t wait for permission. He didn’t wait for the right moment. He moved forward because he believed it was worth giving everything he had.”

I sometimes feel that too. The disquiet of living a comfortable life

“ but over time, I came to understand that leaving, didn’t mean I loved her any less. It only meant I was finally learning how to live my own life

“ only later did I understand those years weren’t a transition. They were my life, unfolding on its own schedule, whether I was prepared for it or not.”

“ you put in the work, and the results followed. No guessing what someone else thought of you. No waiting to be chosen. It was straightforward, and I liked knowing exactly where I stood.”

“ and that’s what bothered me. Not just that I hadn’t gotten it, but how much I needed it. How much weight I put on a roll that barely existed. I told myself I wasn’t desperate, but as I stood there, it was hard to convince myself.”

“ sitting there beside him, I realized we were both stuck in our own ways, him in a body that wouldn’t do what he wanted, me and a life that didn’t feel like mine anymore. Different battles, the same hopeless feeling.”

“ he was seeing his dream realized - the one he worked toward for so long - but not as the man who had built it not the way he planned.”