Quotes About When Life Knocks You Down Novels & Stories

Then, I decided that no one had the right explanation, philosophy, or theory about what really works in anyone's life. So I decided again that everyone should shut up! "Shut up!" I screamed at Jim Rohn's face on my TV screen and angrily switched it off, throwing the remote away from me. Jim Rohn had been going on and on about the way one was supposed to live an ideal life. What was even an ideal life, anyway? I didn’t have one yet, and I wasn’t sure how it worked. Too many motivational quotes from people I was sure found it just as difficult to put their lives together as I did.

I dropped my gaze from him and bit my lower lip while my heart clenched. “Look at me, Zach.” He cupped my neck and urged me to look at him until I tilted my head to meet his gaze. “Look at me, son. Life is not always fair. They say you reap what you sow, but sometimes, it’s not like that. Sometimes, no matter how you try to be good, life will still throw shit on you. But don’t you ever let it break you.”

There is a need to act as if you don't have everything and to demonstrate strength, even if you are an extremely weak person who will be overwhelmed by a small push from the problem. I can't believe these things will happen to me again, and I can't do anything even if I avoid it because they will follow me until I lose my strength. You have to get back up again and again, even if others keep knocking you down because they don't have you and because the challenges that will never end in your life will only serve to make you more stronger.

"Or we're just pushing each other down." "Shut the fuck up. Don't fucking say that. Look at everything you've overcome to get here." "Where's here? I've failed school. I'm a murderer. I have no future and my life has a timer on it." "Stop putting yourself down. Think of all of your achievements." "Oh yeah? What are they?"

"Sometimes, a little liquid courage is all we have to get us through the tough times. Ha-ha!" I nodded in appreciation for the bartender's words of wisdom. "It's just... everything feels like it's falling apart," I admitted, my voice shaking from emotion. The bartender gave me a sympathetic grin. "Life has a funny way of throwing surprises when we least expect it!" he said. "But you'll make it through this. "You're stronger than you think!" I took a deep breath, the weight of my troubles feeling a little lighter with the bartender's reassurance. "Thank you," I said, my voice barely above a whisper.

Erella breathed shallowly and forced herself to recite the old quotations she clung to like talismans. “Sticks and stones may break my bones—words will never hurt me,” she mouthed, though the words felt thin and brittle in her mouth. She inhaled, long and steady. “Life is too short to be angry. Calm down.” She repeated it until the hammering throb in her ribs eased, until she felt the colour creep back into her cheeks.

she shouted at the top of her lungs catching the attention of others. I wish the ground would just open up and swallow us whole to end all our misery but life doesn’t work that way. The world will not stop and wait for you to recover after life knocks you down. It will not wait for you to figure out life at fifteen years old. It will continue to turn whether you’re up or down with no regards of how weak or strong you are. It will just…continue to turn. “Elena, look. There’s Dem in the car,” I gently nudged her towards the parking space away from the people.

As I sit down with the note in my hand, I feel somewhat defeated. The last couple of days have been by far the most exhilarating and some of the most frustrating moments of my life. They say that it is not wise to say 'What else can go wrong"; well, I can safely say that I shall never in my life again question the curveballs life throws at you.

My muscles were still throbbing from my fall, and I felt as if the dull drumming of the impact bounced about inside of my skull; how had I managed to fall so hard. But if there was one thing I’d learned about myself over the years, it was that that wasn’t enough to keep me down for long. I dusted off my bottom with a scoff, resisting only barely the urge to smack him across his stupid face again as he watched with blatant amusement. “You really are something else,” I groaned—which had to be like the fourteenth time today alone. He shrugged, that wide grin still on his face. “I guess I’ve just had a lot of practice,” he replied. “You learn a thing or two after you’ve been knocked down as much

'Laugh, even when you feel too sick or too worn out or tired. Smile, even when you're trying not to cry and the tears are blurring your vision. Sing, even when people stare at you and tell you your voice is crappy. Trust, even when your heart begs you not to. Twirl, even when your mind makes no sense of what you see. Frolick, even when you are made fun of. Kiss, even when others are watching. Sleep, even when you're afraid of what the dreams might bring. Run, even when it feels like you can't run any more. And, always, remember, even when the memories pinch your heart. Because the pain of all your experience is what makes you the person you are now. And without your experience---you are an e