Writers love the comeback, and we should. Readers love the comeback too. We love when the hero rises, when the music swells, when the broken warrior picks up the sword again, when the athlete steps back into the ring, when the mother keeps searching, when the detective opens the cold case one more time, when the superhero remembers who they are, and when the person at rock bottom finally stands up. But the comeback only hits hard if the quitting felt real.