“my love isn't a weapon, it's a lifeline, reach out and take hold, and don't let go!”

“There is love in holding and there is love in letting go.”

Elizabeth Berg (1948) American novelist

“I will fight with all the weapons within my reach rather than let myself be nailed to a cross or whatever.”

Ernesto Che Guevara (1928–1967) Argentine Marxist revolutionary

“Is love stronger when it let's go or when it holds on?”

Kamila Shamsie (1973) Pakistani writer

“Reaching out for that hand to hold.
Reaching out for the Star.
Reaching out for the Star that explodes.
Reaching out for Mama.”

Kate Bush (1958) British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer

“To me, a witch is a woman that is capable of letting her intuition take hold of her actions, that communes with her environment, that isn't afraid of facing challenges.”

Paulo Coelho (1947) Brazilian lyricist and novelist

“The ultimate weapon isn't this plague out in Vegas, or any new super H-bomb. The ultimate weapon has always existed. Every man, every woman, and every child owns it. It's the ability to say No and take the consequences.”

Robert Anton Wilson (1932–2007) American author and polymath

“There's no point in comforting words, in telling her she'll be all right. She's no fool. Her hand reaches out and I clutch it like a lifeline. As if it's me who's dying instead of Rue.”

Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games

“Oh, baby don't give up on us.
I know your heart is full of doubt,
You don't need to be without
These loving arms.I'll hold you through your darkest hour
I'll be using all my power,
So I can reach you.
Oh my love, don't give up on us.”

Sarah McLachlan (1968) Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter

“Love is like breathing. You take it in and let it out.”

Wally Lamb book She's Come Undone