["Oh I wish I could clear my closet out but I just can't part with these things.", "I felt the same way as you, but what's the point of keeping things you don't use and having it take up space? Do you use everything in your closet?", "I don't use it but I've collected so many little things in memory boxes. It's really grown to a few boxes now."]
So the items are sentimental to you? I know how hard it is to part with items that have memories behind them, but at the end of the day, they are just items! :)
I have a box of items that I can't part with. It's all papers and silly things, but they are precious memories.