First Day Quote by Henri Barbusse

“Soon this would just be who I was. Soon old me would be dead too. I tipped my head against the cold glass of…

— Morgan Matson

“I looked at my reflection in the mirror above the sink. The pain and anger flickered in my eyes as I realized that it…

— Rebecca Donovan

“Yesterday, I cried. I came home, went straight to my room, sat on the edge of my bed, kicked off my shoes, unhooked my…

— Iyanla Vanzant

“Sweat was running down my face. The next turn wasn’t too bad, and I noticed an old barn on the roadside, the roof caved-in,…

— Daniel Kehlmann

“All oblivious to my dreams, and to my state of struggle: some would greet me, smiling at me. But some laughed the hardest, laughing…

— Mitta Xinindlu

“Tears secretly falling down the sides of my face. I didnt touch them. I cry in the dark, no one could tell”

— Holly Hood

“I let a single tear fall. I shouldn’t have done that, because once I started, I couldn’t stop, and all of a sudden, I…

— Lucy Mihajlich

“I think unconsciously I was afraid that if she asked me how I felt, my unleashed grief and rage would kill us all. In…

— Jean Hegland

“And with every step I took it became more impossible for me to turn back. And my mind was empty—or it was as though…

— James Baldwin

“I tucked my arm under my head and started crying like a child. I was perishing from exhaustion. I was worn and miserable and…

— Anne Rice

“Still staring at the woman in the mirror, I hung up the phone. She looked as if she was going to cry. I felt…

— Megan Hart

“I closed the door and sank into my desk chair. My heart was pounding even harder. I felt like someone who had just staggered…

— Kate White