“I let the sobs overtake me then. This was not the way I imagined my life.” — Carrie Ryan Life Copy Share Image
“But then he whispers, "It will be okay, Mary." He pulls my head down to his chest and he wraps both his… — Carrie Ryan Time Copy Share Image
“It's never been a perfect world. It's never going to be. It's going to be hard and scary, and if you're lucky,… — Carrie Ryan Perfect world Copy Share Image
“[In my dream] they slide their lips over my skin, whispering whispering whispering. They tell me their names, they tell me their… — Carrie Ryan Death and dying Copy Share Image
“She must face the forest of her mother’s past in order to save herself and the one she loves.” — Carrie Ryan Life experience 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 Life Copy Share Image
“She feels like someone has planted a tree in her chest and then pressed fast foward on the world, branches growing and… — Carrie Ryan Trees Copy Share Image
“I realize that sometimes death comes before you expect it. That while we are rarely prepared for our friends, family and loved… — Carrie Ryan Death 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 Death Copy Share Image
“They're endless, stretching beyond the horizon and spreading around me like forever. They heave and moan, frothing over each other, cresting and… — Carrie Ryan Beyond the horizon 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 Life 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 Life Copy Share Image
“Because I do not accept the hand of God; I do not believe in divine intervention or predestination. I cannot believe that… — Carrie Ryan Choice Copy Share Image
“I want to sleep, I want dreams to pull me from this world and make me forget. To stop the memories from… — Carrie Ryan Dreams Copy Share Image
“I know,' Jed says. I'm thrown over his shoulder and I can feel how his body shakes and I know that he… — Carrie Ryan The-forest-of-hands-and-teeth Copy Share Image
“Every night I drown and every morning I wake up struggling to breathe.” — Carrie Ryan Every morning 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 Every day Copy Share Image
“Do you still believe that if you truly want something enough it can happen?" I ask. I think of all the times… — Carrie Ryan Regret Copy Share Image
“I realize that this is the way the world works. If I could stop the spin, stop the rotation, I would have… — Carrie Ryan Long ago Copy Share Image
“Magic is just potential for creation. It follows no rules and breaks them all” — Carrie Ryan Creation Copy Share Image
“Sometimes it’s the mistakes that turn out to be the best parts of life,” — Carrie Ryan Failure Copy Share Image
“As long as there’s hope and love in this world, there will always be the living” — Carrie Ryan Hope Copy Share Image
“-you can think you know someone and then they say something or do something and suddenly everything changes.” — Carrie Ryan Change Copy Share Image
“He places his hands over mine, the feeling so warm and familiar. 'Those days back there, in the house. That is my… — Carrie Ryan Ocean Copy Share Image
