There was a point that I stopped crying. It's not just because I didn't feel pain anymore, not because I didn't feel sorrow. It was just to keep going. I mean, it just was to survive, to live.
Elizabeth SmartI feel helpless, hopeless, too low to call out, too weak to think. Impotent tears dribble down.
Elizabeth SmartYou have to have short fingernails or they'd just break off, and you can't wear red polish - it looks like your fingers are bleeding.
Elizabeth SmartWe can choose to allow our experiences to hold us back, and to not allow us to become great or achieve greatness in this life. Or we can allow our experiences to push us forward, to make us grateful for every day we have and to be all the more thankful for those who are around us.
Elizabeth Smart