Rachel

“The room was filled with a kind of stillness. Not simply an absence of noise, but an accumulation of layers of silence...”
― Yôko Ogawa, The Housekeeper and the Professor

“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

“Sometimes because, as hideous as this sounds to say, being loved is a necessary prerequisite for wanting to live but it is not sufficient on its own.”
― Anna Mehler Paperny, Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First Person

“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