Nothing comes without a price.

Wake the sleeper must, and confront his fears, or risk being lost in the dark places of the mind forever.

With courage and hope, we can conquer our fears and do what we once believed impossible.

First person allows deeper insight into the protagonist's character. It allows the reader to identify more fully with the protagonist and to share her world quite intimately. So it suits a story focused on one character's personal journey. However, first person shuts out insights into other characters.

This is a long goodbye, yet not time enough. I have no aptitude for this. I cannot learn this. I would hold on, and hold on, until my hands clutch at emptiness.

I wanted so much to keep you safe. I did my best. I'm sorry things didn't come out different for the two of us. I wish I could have been good enough for you.

She went on because there was no going back.