n "I just loved watching her life play out. It was beautiful. She was always doing something extraordinary. There was nothing ordinary she would do."
"Her family came before anything else in the whole world. She would give anything up for her family."
- Penn State University sophomore Missy Rupp, Ryan's high-school best friend
n "I was obsessed since the moment I met her. She had an addictive personality; you just wanted to be around her."
- Tom Martin, College junior and high-school friend
n "As I got to know her, despite our difference in age, . I totally connected with her. It's true that friendship transcends age. She was mature beyond her years."
"It always amazed me that a person could be so physically beautiful on the outside as well as the inside."
- 2007 Penn alumna Zoey Grossman, who worked with Ryan on The Walk
n "Anne's impact on people was just so great . you didn't have to be her best friend to know she was an incredible person."
- Emily Sanner, Elon University sophomore and high-school friend
n My daughter said "that if she could have picked anybody in the world that she would want to be, she would want to be Anne."
- Debbie Kooser, Ryan's high-school history teacher.
n "Not many people think of small things to do for people. If I was having a bad day, she would leave dark chocolate M&Ms; on my pillow."
"She put her whole heart into life. She did not let a chance slip her by."
- College sophomore Deslie Hamersky, Ryan's college best friend
n "It feels like she's everywhere more than ever. I still expect to run into her on Locust Walk."
- College senior Irene Yoo, who worked with Ryan on The Walk
n "It was a joy to be around her. I would almost measure a good time as whether she was there or not."
- Danny O'Brien, College sophomore and roommate
