“It's easier not to say anything. Shut your trap, button your lip, can it. All that crap you hear on TV about communication and expressing feelings is a lie. Nobody really wants to hear what you have to say.”
― Speak
― Speak
“No one ever tells you that when your heart breaks, you can feel it. But you can. It feels like something has crumbled inside you and the pieces are falling into your stomach. It hurts more than any punch ever could. You stop breathing, and for a while you can’t remember how. When you finally do, it feels like your throat has closed up, like you’re trying to suck air through a straw.”
― Suicide Notes
― Suicide Notes
“That sounds weird: "kill yourself." It makes it sound like you tried to murder someone, only that someone is you.”
― Suicide Notes
― Suicide Notes
“Call me, dear, when you get there.”
I said, “Where?”
And she said, “Everywhere.”
― How It Feels to Float
I said, “Where?”
And she said, “Everywhere.”
― How It Feels to Float
“When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time.”
― Speak
― Speak
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