Quotes by Susan Smith

• I don't get to go out but an hour a day.
• At this very moment, I don't feel I will be able to handle what's coming.
• I broke down on Thursday, Nov. 3, and told Sheriff Howard Wells the truth. It wasn't easy, but after the truth was out, I felt like the world was lifted off my shoulders.
• I am sorry for what has happened and I know that I need some help.
• 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.
• Why was I feeling this way? Why was everything so bad in my life? I had no answers to these questions.
• 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.
• The hardest part of this whole ordeal is not knowing if your children are getting what they need to survive.
• My children deserve to have the best, and now they will.
• Michael and Alex, I love you. And we're going to have the biggest celebration when you get home.
• It hurts real bad to have that protection barrier between parent and child.
• 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.
• 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.
• I love my children. That will never change. I have prayed to them for forgiveness and hope that they will forgive me. I never meant to hurt them!!
• I felt I couldn't be a good mom anymore, but I didn't want my children to grow up without a mom. I felt I had to end our lives to protect us from any grief or harm.
• When I get out... if I get out of here, I hope that maybe we can get back together and have more kids.
• I don't know why I did it.
• I know that my life is going to be hell from here on.
• I don't think I will ever be able to forgive myself for what I have done.
• I dropped to the lowest point when I allowed my children to go down that ramp into the water without me.
• I felt like things could never get any worse.
• I had never felt so lonely and so sad in my entire life.
• I have prayed to God that he give me the strength to survive each day and to face those times in my life that will be extremely painful. I have put my total faith in God, and he will take care of me.
• I have put my faith in the Lord, and I really believe He's taking care of them. They're too beautiful and precious that He's not going to let anything happen to them.
• I knew from day one, the truth would prevail, but I was so scared I didn't know what to do.
• I know now that it is going to be a tough and long road ahead of me.
• Life is a journey, not a destination. Enjoy the ride and cherish the moments along the way.
• Success is not measured by the size of your wallet, but by the depth of your character and the kindness in your heart.
• Happiness starts with the decision to be happy, no matter the circumstances.
• Strength is not displayed through the absence of fear, but rather in the face of it.
• Do not wait for opportunities, create them.
• Do not be afraid to take up a stance that may go against the current; authenticity always prevails in a world full of imitation.
• Life's toughest battles are often fought within ourselves.
• Aim for the stars, even if you miss you'll land among the moon
• Fear is the thief of dreams.
• Life is too short to worry about the opinion of others. Do what makes you happy.
• When life throws you a curveball, eat it for breakfast.