“When she needed help most, she was abandoned—and only when she offered help to others was she beloved.”
― The Silver Linings Playbook
― The Silver Linings Playbook
“I'm not the kind of person who likes to shout out my personal issues from the rooftops, but with my bipolar becoming public, I hope fellow sufferers will know it's completely controllable. I hope I can help remove any stigma attached to it, and that those who don't have it under control will seek help with all that is available to treat it.”
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“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
“You have two choices, to control your mind or to let your mind control you.”
― Veronika Decides to Die
― Veronika Decides to Die
“It's my experience that people are a lot more sympathetic if they can see you hurting, and for the millionth time in my life I wish for measles or smallpox or some other easily understood disease just to make it easier on me and also on them.”
― All the Bright Places
― All the Bright Places
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