"Who are we of not the stories we pass down? What happens when there's no one left to tell those stories? To hear them? Who will ever know that I existed? What if we are the only ones left -- who will know our stories then? Who will remember those?" - Carrie Ryan, The Forest of Hands and Teeth.

"The best ideas are always the simplest." - Jesse Andrews, Me and Earls and the Dying Girl.

"Life is life. You choose to live it or you do not." - Carrie Ryan, The Dead Tossed Waves.

"What matters is what we do with the life we have." - Carrie Ryan, The Dark and Hollow Places.