Rachel

“I’ve never been subject to anything awful enough to warrant this mind-swallowing badness. I have a supportive, loving family, had a happy childhood. I’m a very fortunate person. Only problem is, I hate myself and want to die.”
― Anna Mehler Paperny, Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First Person

“It was clear that he didn't remember me from one day to the next. The note clipped to his sleeve simply informed him that it was not our first meeting, but it could not bring back the memory of the time we had spent together.”
― Yoko Ogawa, The Housekeeper and the Professor

“Chronic illness changes the way you see yourself—it outlasts jobs, homes, relationships. Even the flimsiest reification has power.”
― Anna Mehler Paperny, Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First Person

“He preferred smart questions to smart answers.”
― Yoko Ogawa, The Housekeeper and the Professor