Ned Vizzini

It's such a silly little thing, the heart.

— Ned Vizzini

Depression starts slow.

— Ned Vizzini

I just want to not be me.

— Ned Vizzini

Sometimes I wish I had an easy answer for why I'm depressed.

— Ned Vizzini

Life is not cured, Mr. Gilner." Dr. Mahmoud leans in. "Life is managed.

— Ned Vizzini

“What about: I got Jack and shit and Jack left town.”

— Ned Vizzini

“I click END. I think it’s a little harsh how the END button is red.”

— Ned Vizzini

People don't make good Anchors, though, Craig. They change.

— Ned Vizzini

deep down I believe my year was a special year: it produced me.

— Ned Vizzini

Things to do today: 1) Breathe in. 2) Breathe out.

— Ned Vizzini

Dreams are only dreams until you wake up and make them real.

— Ned Vizzini

That's the number one thing I hear about humans. You have all these choices, so you're confused all the time, and you…

— Ned Vizzini

I owe her everything and I love her and I tell her these days, although every time I say it, it gets…

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“People don't make good Anchors, though, Craig. They change. The people here are going to change. The patients are going to leave.…

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And I could have died right then. And considering how things went, I really should have.

— Ned Vizzini

“But you know what, it's time for me to stop putting other people's emotions ahead of my own.”

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It’s a huge thing, this Shift, just as big as I imagined. My brain doesn’t want to think anymore; all of a…

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I've started to think it must just be chemistry, in which case we're looking for the Shift and we haven't found it…

— Ned Vizzini

“Math. Are you able to turn off your mind to the world and fill it with symbols that follow rules?”

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“See, because being Cool is obviously the most important thing on earth. It’s more important than getting a job, or having a…

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They're sort of ancillary anyway, friends. I mean, they're important -- everybody knows that; the TV tells you so -- but they…

— Ned Vizzini

“We tend to have things a little bit easier than girls. And we tend to assume therefore that the world was built…

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You want to play video games twenty-four hours a day?" "Or watch. I just want to not be me. Whether it's sleeping…

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“I used to not want to call them shrinks, but now that I’ve been through so many, I feel entitled to it.…

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“The sweating is awful. It’s not as bad as the not eating, but it’s weird—cold sweat, all over my forehead, having to…

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“My brother,' Mortin says as Leidan shuffles away. 'So much potential, wasted.' He takes a swig of beer. I wonder whose potential…

— Ned Vizzini

Sometimes I just think depression's one way of coping with the world. Like, some people get drunk, some people do drugs, some…

— Ned Vizzini

“I wish I was Dumbo the Octopus. Adapted to freezing deep-ocean temperatures, I’d flop around down there at peace. The big concerns…

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“Tentacles is my term — the Tentacles are the evil tasks that invade my life. Like, for example, my American History class…

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I wasn't going to have enough money to pay for a Good Lifestyle, which meant I'd feel ashamed, which meant I'd get…

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“Just thoughts of what I have to do. Homework. And it comes up to my brain and I look at it and…

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“We came up to the first tower of the bridge, with a plaque proclaiming who had built it; I stopped to read.…

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The absolute worst part of being depressed is the food. A person's relationship with food is one of their most important relationships.…

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“Noelle: But I look like a freak now. Craig: I told you, Noelle, everybody has problems. Some people just hide their crap…

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“This is another trick of shrinks. They never let you stop in midthought. If you open your mouth, they want to know…

— Ned Vizzini

That's all I can do. I'll keep at it and hope it gets better.

— Ned Vizzini

I don't know how I can be so ambitious and so lazy at the same time.

— Ned Vizzini

“...never touching, never talking, just smiling and keeping our eyes locked.”

— Ned Vizzini

You shouldn't be able to be alive and you are. You want to trade?

— Ned Vizzini

Putting lessons in young adult books is very dangerous.

— Ned Vizzini