Lilee See

“They always call depression the blues, but I would have been happy to waken to a periwinkle outlook. Depression to me is urine yellow, washed out, exhausted miles of weak piss.”
― Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects

“Sometimes,' Sylvie said, 'one can mistake gratitude for love.”
― Kate Atkinson, Life After Life

“Happiness comes in moments, & then it's gone until the next time. Could be years. But sadness settles it.”
― Dennis Lehane, Mystic River

“Are you happy here?" I said at last.
He considered this for a moment. "Not particularly," he said. "But you're not very happy where you are, either.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History