“Because that’s the thing about depression. When I feel it deeply, I don’t want to let it go. It becomes a comfort. I want to cloak myself under its heavy weight and breathe it into my lungs. I want to nurture it, grow it, cultivate it. It’s mine. I want to check out with it, drift asleep wrapped in its arms and not wake up for a long, long time.”
― Lola and the Boy Next Door
― Lola and the Boy Next Door
“Maybe we all have darkness inside of us and some of us are better at dealing with it than others.”
― My Heart and Other Black Holes
― My Heart and Other Black Holes
“Some people are just not meant to be in this world. It's just too much for them.”
― The Boy on Cinnamon Street
― The Boy on Cinnamon Street
“Anyone who has actually been that sad can tell you that there's nothing beautiful or literary or mysterious about depression.”
― My Heart and Other Black Holes
― My Heart and Other Black Holes
“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
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