Wacky Quotes

“The first time I met Dr. Tuttle, she wore a foam neck brace because of a "taxi accident" and was holding an obese tabby, whom she introduced as "my eldest.”
― Ottessa Moshfegh, My Year of Rest and Relaxation

“He threw caution to the wind. Caution was not too fond of the wind and would later seek revenge on him for this treacherous debauchery.”
― J.S. Mason, The Stork Ate My Brother...And Other Totally Believable Stories

“She suggested I keep a log of my dreams as a way of tracking the 'waning intensity of suffering.'

'I don't like the term "dream journal,"' she told me at our in-person appointment in June. 'I prefer "night vision log.”
― Ottessa Moshfegh, My Year of Rest and Relaxation

“An interesting book about possums. Animals have so much wisdom," Dr. Tuttle paused. "I hope you're not a vegetarian," she said, lowering her glasses.

"I'm not."

"That's a relief.”
― Ottessa Moshfegh, My Year of Rest and Relaxation

“Stop teasing you two,” Suzy jumped in, “not all of Kathy’s ideas are wacky.”
“Gee thanks. Was that supposed to be a compliment?”
― E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly

“Mirth,” Dr. Tuttle said. “I like it better than joy. Happiness isn’t a word I like to use in here. It’s very arresting, happiness. You should know that I'm someone who appreciates the subtleties of human experience. Being well rested is a precondition, of course. Do you know what mirth means? M-I-R-T-H?"

"Yeah. Like The House of Mirth," I said.

"A sad story," said Dr. Tuttle.

"I haven't read it."

"Better you don't.”
― Ottessa Moshfegh, My Year of Rest and Relaxation

“Did you bring your book of nightmares?" Dr. Tuttle asked, sitting down behind her desk.”
― Ottessa Moshfegh, My Year of Rest and Relaxation

“Psychiatry has come a long way, into the spiritual realm. Into energies. There are deniers, certainly, but they all work for big oil. Now tell me about your most recent dreams.”
― Ottessa Moshfegh, My Year of Rest and Relaxation

“I bet a whole fucking life on my parents... it really nothing happened, their moral rules and their visions cost me massive trauma... mainly because I was in the other people's eyes "Weird".”
― Deyth Banger, Wacky