Acceptance brings calmness with it.

— If I Wake

I die,” I say with as much conviction as I can muster. “What happens to me then?” Willis says. “If you don’t live, I never have a chance to be born, to live, to make a difference. You’re throwing my life away, and I have no say in it.” “What if the world is a better place without me in it?” “My grandmother made a huge difference to the lives of so many people

— If I Wake

I’d scream, but I have no voice. The bullies stole it from me

— If I Wake

No one is perfect no matter how hard they pretend they are, so don’t compare yourself to them,” Will says.

— If I Wake

She has a long journey ahead of her. She doesn’t need to hear she will lose before she even begins

— If I Wake

Sometimes a smile is all that is needed to change a person’s day, and it cost me nothing to give.

— If I Wake

The mind does strange things when confronted with sights it doesn’t want to process, sometimes leading to actions that would be deemed inappropriate at any other time

— If I Wake

The more happiness you put out into the world, the more will find its way back to you. If I can make one person’s day better because of my actions, it’s been a good day for everyone

— If I Wake

There may be a future for me after all and one day, I may live long enough to give this bracelet to my grandson. Willis knew he had the code as soon as he read the assignment in the blue folder. It’s in his hands now. As Kayla said, it’s the future, we don’t get to know how it ends.

— If I Wake

We have to do the right thing by ourselves because doing nothing is much worse.

— If I Wake