Original quotes
From our community writers
They bleed not in the mouth but through their ink – indelible and dark.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia I would rather shoot my arrows than keep them in my bow, I would rather risk it all than risk nothing at all.
ShamaShama I wish I knew then all of the things I know now that I am enough.
TMCTMC I feel like I’m on fire, fighting for a moment on respite – I’m not placing bets.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby I found him in all the chaos, and that was when my world started making sense again.
MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Be grateful for what you have now, even if it’s not everything you wanted.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin
More on crying
I believe in the power of laughter and tears as an antidote to hatred and terror.
Charlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin Take off your bedroom slippers, put on your marching shoes. Shake it off. Stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying. We are going to press on. We’ve got work to do.
Barack ObamaBarack Obama Remember me and smile, for it’s better to forget than to remember me and cry.
Dr. SeussDr. Seuss I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.
Charlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin No one can tell if I’m laughing or weeping.
RumiRumi Prayer is the song of the heart. It reaches the ear of God even if it is mingled with the cry and the tumult of a thousand men.
Khalil GibranKhalil Gibran I lay in bed at night crying to myself. The only one who loved me and watched over me was someone I couldn’t see or hear or touch.
Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe People think they know me, but they don`t. Not really. Actually, I am one of the loneliest people on this earth. I cry sometimes, because it hurts. It does. To be honest, I guess you could say that it hurts to be me.
Michael JacksonMichael Jackson
