118 Quotes by Carrie Ryan

Is it always about the end and not about the beginning? Is it always about the conclusion and not about the path to it?" ... "I'm tired of paths ... Sometimes they lead nowhere.

But she knows, now, there’s no escape from the monsters. They’ll always be there; you just choose to live with them or not.

The broken ones need someone to fight for them even harder.

Magic is just potential for creation. It follows no rules and breaks them all

They're endless, stretching beyond the horizon and spreading around me like forever. They heave and moan, frothing over each other, cresting and falling. The pure depth and vastness of it all beyond comprehension, my eyes unable to focus on any individual. Instead I'm drowned in their need. They ripple and swell, the bodies of the Mudo, like the ocean. Like the dead-tossed waves.

I sit with my knees pulled in tight and my arms wrapped around my shins. I can no longer feel my feet, as if blood refuses to spread so far from my heart.

Sometimes it’s the mistakes that turn out to be thebest parts of life,

Darkness grew where it would and took what it wanted. It staked its claim and never let go. And no one else could pry you free of it.

What matters is what we do with the life we have.