In a typical mental health catch-22, the alienating nature of depression tends to keep its sufferers from finding their way to the very support groups that might help them.

That is all I want in life: for this pain to seem purposeful.

I start to get the feeling that something is really wrong.

Everything's plastic, we're all going to die sooner or later, so what does it matter.

I admire Bruce Springsteen because he's a heroic person who has lots of integrity and has this incredible body of work that is so vital.

Depression is about as close as you get to somewhere between dead and alive, and it's the worst.

...occasionally I wished I could walk through a picture window and have the sharp, broken shards slash me to ribbons so I would finally look like I felt.

homesickness is just a state of mind for me. i'm always missing someone or someplace or something, i'm always trying to get back to some imaginary somewhere. my life has been one long longing.

Insanity is knowing that what you're doing is completely idiotic, but still, somehow, you just can't stop it.

The voices in my head, which I used to think were just passing through, seem to have taken up residence.

In life, single women are the most vulnerable adults. In movies, they are given imaginary power.

For chocolate's sake!

We are defined by how we choose to exist. Responsibility towards and contribution to society is part of how we make a difference. Every human being wants to make a difference

The evasion of responsibility is the major cause of most peoples frustrations and defeats.

Our most successful leaders are people who put other people first … in the long run, that’s exactly what makes them successful.

Repentance is the word that gives us a second chance.

I have a great deal of company in my house; especially in the morning, when nobody calls.

Not after all the time my dad spent teaching me to switch-hit.

The human brain is by far the most complex physical object known to us in the entire cosmos.

I am tired of a life of contention, and of being the personal object for the hatred of every man, who hates the present state of things.

It is the bright day that brings forth the adder, and that craves wary walking.