People can attach themselves to something--an idea, another person, a desire--with an impossibly strong grip, and in the case of restless ghosts, a grip stronger than death. Will is a powerful thing. Will--it's supposed to be a good treat, a more determined and persistent version of determination and persistence. But will and obsession--they sit right next to each other. They pretend to be strangers and all the while meet secretly at midnight." - . Deb Caletti
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Sometimes people are driven by obsession. They are obsessed with their idea or their desire. They are driven to act in certain ways or act on certain desires. However, because these actions can be so powerful, they can hold people captive.

Sometimes the actions of others will not be enough to free them from their obsessions. They will stay obsessed even after they have lost control of themselves and the things around them because the power of their obsession is stronger than death itself.

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