“I let the sobs overtake me then. This was not the way I imagined my life.” — Carrie Ryan Copy Share Image
“Sometimes it’s the mistakes that turn out to be the best parts of life,” — Carrie Ryan Copy Share Image
“As long as there’s hope and love in this world, there will always be the living” — Carrie Ryan Copy Share Image
“But of course everything presses forward, even as we dig our feet against the reality of it all.” — Carrie Ryan Copy Share Image
“What matters is what we do with the life we have."-The Dark and Hollow Places” — Carrie Ryan Copy Share Image
“I realize that life is risks. It’s acknowledging the past but looking forward. It’s taking a chance that we will make mistakes… — Carrie Ryan Copy Share Image
“I can’t compare the lives I could have lived. One would have been comfort and security. But the other …” She sighs.… — Carrie Ryan Copy Share Image
“The living used to wonder what happened after death. She said that whole religions were born and evolved around this one simple… — Carrie Ryan Copy Share Image
“It’s not always about tomorrow and the day after that—what we achieve over the years and how we leave the world. Sometimes… — Carrie Ryan Copy Share Image
“You stay safe, You love. You survive. You laugh and cry and struggle and sometimes you fail and sometimes you succeed. You… — Carrie Ryan Copy Share Image
“We're the winners because we get to live. Because we get to survive. Despite the pain of this life, we get to… — Carrie Ryan Copy Share Image
“Life is never that simple. And the fact that it's not that simple to you means only one thing: You're still alive.” — Carrie Ryan Copy Share Image
“I know in my life there have been breaches, but I also know that I am very good at blocking out the… — Carrie Ryan Copy Share Image
“I catch my breath but he's not finished. "I love you, Annah. And if you're willing to risk everything to be with… — Carrie Ryan Copy Share Image
“That's just the way life is. Some days you wake up and the beach is clear and you forget about everything that… — Carrie Ryan Copy Share Image
“Knowing that this is what it means to live. That this love, this need is what drives us to push and fight… — Carrie Ryan Copy Share Image
“There is a child - a baby - who long since kicked off her blankets. Her skin is ashen and her mouth… — Carrie Ryan Copy Share Image
“It's not about surviving. It should be about love. When you know love...that's what makes this life worth it. When you live… — Carrie Ryan Copy Share Image
“Sometimes life isn't about the end. It's not always about tomorrow and the day after that-what we achieve over the years and… — Carrie Ryan Copy Share Image
“All my life I have been trained by that siren. Before I could walk I knew the siren meant death. It meant… — Carrie Ryan Copy Share Image
“We’re set in motion and then we spend our lives maintaining that motion, but to what end? For what purpose?” — Carrie Ryan Copy Share Image
“...I realized that life isn't something to be scared of. That you don't have to hold on so tightly that you can't… — Carrie Ryan Copy Share Image
“As I stare at the blank page, I am at once awash inwords but unable to find the ones I want to use.” — Carrie Ryan Copy Share
“I will always need you," I whisper. "All of this time I've waited for you. And you were never coming for me. Why did… — Carrie Ryan Copy Share
“You stay safe, You love. You survive. You laugh and cry and struggle and sometimes you fail and sometimes you succeed. You Push.” — Carrie Ryan Copy Share
“It’s not always about tomorrow and the day after that—what we achieve over the years and how we leave the world. Sometimes it’s about… — Carrie Ryan Copy Share
“Always," I tell him. He catches his breath and I lean away until I can see his eyes. "I'm scared of losing my heart… — Carrie Ryan Copy Share
“Knowing that this is what it means to live. That this love, this need is what drives us to push and fight and build… — Carrie Ryan Copy Share
“The living used to wonder what happened after death. She said that whole religions were born and evolved around this one simple uncertainty.” — Carrie Ryan Copy Share
“We're the winners because we get to live. Because we get to survive. Despite the pain of this life, we get to feel.” — Carrie Ryan Copy Share
“So many memories roll through me and I realize that this is who we are: memories and shared experiences. This is what ties us… — Carrie Ryan Copy Share
“She prays to God, but He's silent. She searches for guidance, but the forest only moans.” — Carrie Ryan Copy Share
“It's as if everything shifts around me, the pieces that didn't fit together finally twisting until they match. The terror that had been clouding… — Carrie Ryan Copy Share
“I can’t compare the lives I could have lived. One would have been comfort and security. But the other …” She sighs. “It was… — Carrie Ryan Copy Share
