letting go

• “Then I slowly stood, letting go the sill, easing my full weight onto the sign, the wind flicking hard-edged snow-flakes into my face and eyes, and ridiculously, in spite of an agony of fear that the sign would tear loose and drop me, I was glad of my fur cap and overcoat.”

  Time and Again

• “As must, of course, Miss Ashmore's delay in letting go of him.”

  The English Witch

• “Then, when cutting resumed, the gardeners were enlightened enough simply to follow the surreal organic forms that had mushroomed around the castle gardens, climbing 52-foot wooden ladders and cutting the yews single-handed with slashers, for fear of letting go of the rungs at such a height to use shears.”

  Simon & Schuster: Wildwood

• “It would have to be passed to Caire, and Nynaeve might not be able to manage letting go twice.”

  The Path of Daggers

• “People who overbook their lives often have trouble saying no, limiting time with people who stress them out, and letting go of perfectionistic standards for both themselves and others.”

  Simon & Schuster: The Life You Want

• “He might have managed this. “Ready? ” asked the owner. “Yes, ” I said. “Time! ” he cried, letting go of me. “How well you are doing! ” he cried, at which point I slipped from the skin.”

  Magicians of Gor

• “Cathy Parsell addressed this common problem by letting go and refocusing the intention.”

  Simon & Schuster: I Used to Have a Handle on Life But It Broke

• “In the kitchen, which opened on to the tow-path, some bargees were drinking white wine which a woman was pouring out for them without letting go of her baby.”

  Maigret meets a Milord

• “Ophelia, would you come and stand behind Tink, while I get some supplies out of the cabin," she said rising, but not letting go of Tink's hand.”

  The Trouble with Witches

• “But Sophie, without letting go of Hilda's hand, paused and spoke to Otto.”

  The Fortune Hunter

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