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I wanted to end my life so bad and was in my car ready to go down that ramp into the water, and I did go part way, but I stopped. I went again and stopped. I then got out of the car and stood by the car a nervous wreck. ↗

— Susan Smith

#bad #car #did #down #end

At the start of his second term, one wonders less about Obama's fitness than his willingness: Why doesn't he do more to build and maintain the relationships required to govern in era of polarization? ↗

— Ron Fournier

#build #era #fitness #govern #his

I was in love with someone very much, but he didn't love me and never would. I had a very difficult time accepting that. But I had hurt him very much, and I could see why he could never love me. ↗

— Susan Smith

#could #difficult #difficult time #had #him

Michael and Alex, I love you. And we're going to have the biggest celebration when you get home. ↗

— Susan Smith

#biggest #celebration #get #going #home

My children, Michael and Alex, are with our Heavenly Father now, and I know that they will never be hurt again. As a mom, that means more than words could ever say. ↗

— Susan Smith

#alex #children #could #ever #father

The hardest part of this whole ordeal is not knowing if your children are getting what they need to survive. ↗

— Susan Smith

#getting #hardest #knowing #need #not knowing

When I get out... if I get out of here, I hope that maybe we can get back together and have more kids. ↗

— Susan Smith

#get #here #hope #i #i hope that

When I left home, I was going to ride around a little while and then go to my mom's. As I rode and rode and rode, I felt even more anxiety coming upon me about not wanting to live. ↗

— Susan Smith

#anxiety #around #coming #even #felt

Why was I feeling this way? Why was everything so bad in my life? I had no answers to these questions. ↗

— Susan Smith

#bad #everything #feeling #had #his way

Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone who comes between them. ↗

— Sydney Smith

#always #anyone #between #cannot #comes