Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
“Sometimes I wonder if my heart is like a black hole--it's so dense that there's no room for light, but that doesn't mean it can't still suck me in.”
― My Heart and Other Black Holes
― My Heart and Other Black Holes
“People with BPD are like people with third degree burns over 90% of their bodies. Lacking emotional skin, they feel agony at the slightest touch or movement.”
―
―
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”
―
―
“Suicides do not end their lives because they are weak, mentally ill, or depressed - though certainly they may be all those things. They are in blinding, all-consuming psychic pain, and perhaps on that final poisonous day they can find no reason not to.”
― History of a Suicide: My Sister's Unfinished Life
― History of a Suicide: My Sister's Unfinished Life
“Wanting to die (or 'suicidal ideation'as the experts would have it) goes hand in hand with the illness. It is a symptom of severe depression, not a character failing or moral flaw. Nor is it, truly, a desire to die so much as a fervent wish not to go on living. All depressives understand that distinction.”
― Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression
― Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression
Jacy’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jacy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Jacy
Lists liked by Jacy




