"I realize now that dying is easy. Living is hard." ― Gayle Forman, If I Stay Dream catchers surrounded her bed, to stop the nightmares. Stuffed animals all around, to stop her from being truly alone. His letters under her pillow, tear-stained by now. Pictures of them decorating her plain walls, of happier times. Little did she know, he was right next to her as she broke down once again.