“When you have spent long years in the dark, there is joy in seeing the light and pleasure, above all, in the ordinary.”
― Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression
― Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression
“I find it easy to spot a depressive. The illness is scrawled across them like graffiti.”
― Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression
― Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression
“I was feeling low. Low is the depressive’s euphemism for despair.”
― Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression
― Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression
“I looked like me. I sounded like me. But I wasn’t me.”
― Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression
― Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression
“I would not wish depression on anybody. And yet, it taught me a lot. I have not become suddenly mawkishly grateful for my life but I am more interested in it, more engaged you might say. When you have spent long years in the dark, there is joy in seeing the light and pleasure, above all, in the ordinary.”
― Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression
― Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression
Lea’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Lea’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Lea hasn't connected with her friends on Goodreads, yet.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Lea
Lists liked by Lea

