Carol Peletier

"I'm not the same person I was before all this started."

"We have to keep going. That's what we do."

"You can't just give up on people."

"I want to be the woman I was before, but I know that's not possible."

"We survive. That's what matters."

"I've learned that you have to stand up for what you believe in."

"Nothing is ever truly safe anymore."

"I want to build something real here."

"People are what matter. Not things."

"We're stronger together than apart."

"I have to be strong for my children."

"Fear keeps you alive if you let it."

"We all have to adapt or die."

"I won't let my past define my future."

"There's beauty in what we're building here."

"Trust is earned, not given."

"We have to believe in something better."

"I'm capable of more than I ever knew."

"Every day is a gift now."

"Love doesn't disappear just because the world has."

"We have to create meaning in chaos."

"I've learned patience through survival."

"My children are my reason to keep fighting."

"Kindness still matters, even now."

"I won't be a victim anymore."

"The world ended, but we didn't have to."

"I choose to believe in humanity."

"Some things are worth fighting for."

"We have to forgive to move forward."

"I've learned what really matters in life."