--- title: "8 Day Tried Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Day Tried quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Day Tried sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38b/donna-tartt-391_dragonfly_the-other-day-i-tried-to-remember-what-w_219306.jpg" --- > [“The other day, I tried to remember what was the word for ‘dragonfly’ and couldn’t.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-tartt/the-other-day-i-tried-to-remember-what-was-the-word-for-dragonfly-and/) [Donna Tartt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-tartt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38b/donna-tartt-391_dragonfly_the-other-day-i-tried-to-remember-what-w_219306.jpg) > [“The other day I tried to design a finish line, but I didn’t know where to start. So I just sat there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/the-other-day-i-tried-to-design-a-finish-line-but-i-didn-t-know-where/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/759/jarod-kintz-2_finish-line_the-other-day-i-tried-to-design-a-finish_1314692.jpg) > [“Today is the day that we tried to do yesterday.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristina-fedorov/today-is-the-day-that-we-tried-to-do-yesterday/) [Kristina Fedorov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristina-fedorov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46f/kristina-fedorov-103864_today-is-the-day_today-is-the-day-that-we-tried-to-do-yes_1393445.jpg) > [Going on unemployment was a total low point for me, but it was also the point when I promised myself I'd write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-downs-colaizzo/going-on-unemployment-was-a-total-low-point-for-me-but-it-was-also/) [Paul Downs Colaizzo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-downs-colaizzo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af6/paul-downs-colaizzo-40964_along_going-on-unemployment-was-a-total-low-po_1446224.jpg) > [Come celebrate with me that every day something has tried to kill me and has failed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucille-clifton/come-celebrate-with-me-that-every-day-something-has-tried-to-kill-me/) [Lucille Clifton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucille-clifton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d99/lucille-clifton-12072_celebrate_come-celebrate-with-me-that-every-day-so_2341068.jpg) > [“Today's one of those days where I wish I had something different in my lunchbox, my hair just couldn't get it's shit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-jo-barner/today-s-one-of-those-days-where-i-wish-i-had-something-different-in/) [Marissa Jo Barner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-jo-barner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8a/marissa-jo-barner-67881_laughed_today-s-one-of-those-days-where-i-wish-i_2352086.jpg) > [Four years ago on this very day I tried to take my own life. And I said, "Zach, do it in front…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zach-galifianakis/four-years-ago-on-this-very-day-i-tried-to-take-my-own-life-and-i/) [Zach Galifianakis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zach-galifianakis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78d/zach-galifianakis-2916_ankles_four-years-ago-on-this-very-day-i-tried_2416702.jpg) > [“Today like yesterday and the day before that, I will strive to achieve what tomorrow and the next day and the day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-austin/today-like-yesterday-and-the-day-before-that-i-will-strive-to-achieve/) [Leslie Austin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-austin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba8/leslie-austin-44691_author-quotes_today-like-yesterday-and-the-day-before_2844018.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/day-tried/#itemlist", "name": "Day Tried Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The other day, I tried to remember what was the word for ‘dragonfly’ and couldn’t.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Donna Tartt" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-tartt/the-other-day-i-tried-to-remember-what-was-the-word-for-dragonfly-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38b/donna-tartt-391_dragonfly_the-other-day-i-tried-to-remember-what-w_219306.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38b/donna-tartt-391_dragonfly_the-other-day-i-tried-to-remember-what-w_219306.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38b/donna-tartt-391_dragonfly_the-other-day-i-tried-to-remember-what-w_219306.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The other day, I tried to remember what was the word for ‘dragonfly’ and couldn’t.” — Donna Tartt", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The other day I tried to design a finish line, but I didn’t know where to start. 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