Andrea

"I don't know what I'm fighting for anymore sometimes."

"The past is gone. We can only move forward."

"I've lost people I love. That changes you."

"We're stronger together than apart."

"I have to believe this will end someday."

"Knowledge is power, even in a dead world."

"I used to care about things that don't matter now."

"We've all done things we're not proud of to survive."

"Trust is harder to earn than it used to be."

"I want my sister to have a better life than this."

"Sometimes doing the right thing means sacrificing yourself."

"The world is cruel, but we don't have to be."

"I've learned to appreciate the small moments of peace."

"Death is always closer than you think."

"We have to keep our humanity even when everything else is gone."

"I miss the way things used to be sometimes."

"But we can't live in the past. We have to focus on now."

"I want to find a place where we can be safe."

"That's not going to happen. We have to accept that."

"I try to stay positive for the others."

"But inside, I'm terrified most of the time."

"I've learned to hide my emotions when it matters."

"Being a leader means making decisions no one else wants to make."

"I don't always know if I'm doing the right thing."

"But I keep trying anyway."

"People need hope to survive. They need something to believe in."

"I'm not sure I have any left to give them."

"We have to protect the children. They deserve a future."

"Even if we don't know what that future looks like."

"I've seen people do terrible things in the name of survival."