Blueberry

“Depression is like a heaviness that you can’t ever escape. It crushes down on you, making even the smallest things like tying your shoes or chewing on toast seem like a twenty-mile hike uphill. Depression is a part of you; it’s in your bones and your blood. If I know anything about it, this is what I know: It’s impossible to escape.”
― Jasmine Warga, My Heart and Other Black Holes

“In these moments, it always feels like my skin is too thin, like everyone can see right inside me, can see my empty and dark insides.”
― Jasmine Warga, My Heart and Other Black Holes

“And maybe the black slug will always live inside of me. Maybe I'll always have bad days where the heaviness seems unbearable. But as cheesy as it sounds, maybe the good days will make it worth getting through the bad ones.”
― Jasmine Warga, My Heart and Other Black Holes

“Yes, I'm broken. And yes, he's broken. But the more we talk about it, the more we share our sadness, the more I start to believe that there could be a chance to fix us, a chance that we could save each other.”
― Jasmine Warga, My Heart and Other Black Holes