Blink Quote by Diana Nyad

My whole life sort of ended when my mom died.

— Cheryl Strayed

In the seventeenth year of my age my mother died.

— William Lilly

I had to go on without my mother, even though I was suffering terribly, grieving her. My whole life sort of ended when my…

— Cheryl Strayed

After eight years of fighting, and multiple rounds of chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation, my mother lost her battle with cancer. I think about her…

— Leana S. Wen

My mom died when I was 11 years old.

— Tory Lanez

My mum died of leukemia when I was in high school - she lost her life at 40. It was very hard, and I…

— Cory Hardrict

My mom ending up passing away, and I got really depressed and didn't have money for therapy, and so I started doing standup to…

— Cristela Alonzo

I was raised an orphan... My mother died when I was 2 years old.

— Diego Luna

My mom died when I was 8.

— Lisa Guerrero

Late in the winter of my seventeenth year, my mother decided I was depressed, presumably because I rarely left the house, spent quite a…

— John Green

My mother died in 1997 and I spiralled into this self-destructive vortex of trying to annihilate my consciousness. I was afraid to face the…

— Panos Cosmatos

My mom died of cancer when I was really young. I'm not someone who tries to work out their own stuff with a role,…

— Sarah Polley