Is It Night or Day? Quotes

“They died, but you must live. To honor their memory, you must live.”
― Fern Schumer Chapman, Is It Night or Day?

“I could not describe my loneliness. For the first time, I grasped that I was truly on my own. I could depend on no one. There was no one to share my struggles and hopes.”
― Fern Schumer Chapman, Is It Night or Day?

“Surviving felt like its own punishment. What had I done to deserve this? How could I live if my parents weren't somewhere in this world?”
― Fern Schumer Chapman, Is It Night or Day?

“Sometimes at home, my mother's voice irritated me, especially when she listed the chores she expected me to do each day. But now I would have given anything to hear that list. Already, I barely remembered the sound of her voice. Panic gripped me. How would I hold on to her if I couldn't even hear her voice anymore? I had promised myself that I would keep her close to me by playing in my mind the things she always said-like a recording-over and over again. She had last spoken to me only that morning, but I could feel her fading as each minute passed. Was I losing her?”
― Fern Schumer Chapman, Is It Night or Day?

“I know that you will do your best," my father said, handing me my boarding pass. "I know that you will make me proud of you."
"I'll try," I said automatically, but I didn't know what to do to make him proud. I kissed and hugged him, whispering, "I promise I'll try.”
― Fern Schumer Chapman, Is It Night or Day?