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> [Its so hard to talk when you want to kill yourself. That's above and beyond everything else, and it's not a mental complaint-it's a physical thing, like it's physically hard to open your mouth and make the words come out.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-vizzini/its-so-hard-to-talk-when-you-want-to-kill-yourself-that-s-above-and/)

[Ned Vizzini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-vizzini/)

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## More by Ned Vizzini

> [I want to live but I want to die. What do I do?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-vizzini/i-want-to-live-but-i-want-to-die-what-do-i-do/)

[Ned Vizzini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-vizzini/)

> [“See, because being Cool is obviously the most important thing on earth. It’s more important than getting a job, or having a girlfriend, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-vizzini/see-because-being-cool-is-obviously-the-most-important-thing-on-earth/)

[Ned Vizzini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-vizzini/)

> [“She puts on her poker face; I don’t have any extra faces to put on, just the normal Craig face.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-vizzini/she-puts-on-her-poker-face-i-don-t-have-any-extra-faces-to-put-on/)

[Ned Vizzini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-vizzini/)

> [“pro scienta atque sapienta-Latin- for science and wisdom It's a Darwinian popularity contest. at all times, the question on everyone's mind is, "who's coolest?"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-vizzini/pro-scienta-atque-sapienta-latin-for-science-and-wisdom-it-s-a/)

[Ned Vizzini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-vizzini/)

> [I think you run out of 'I love yous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-vizzini/i-think-you-run-out-of-i-love-yous/)

[Ned Vizzini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-vizzini/)

> [So now live for real, Craig. Live. Live. Live. Live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-vizzini/so-now-live-for-real-craig-live-live-live-live/)

[Ned Vizzini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-vizzini/)

> [“...one quarter of your life is spent as a minor; you might as well make the best of it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-vizzini/one-quarter-of-your-life-is-spent-as-a-minor-you-might-as-well-make/)

[Ned Vizzini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-vizzini/)

> [Once you have a kid, it's amazing how quickly people ask, 'So are you going to stop at just one?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-vizzini/once-you-have-a-kid-it-s-amazing-how-quickly-people-ask-so-are-you/)

[Ned Vizzini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-vizzini/)

> [“So when I ran out of the final bottle of Zoloft, I didn’t take any more. I didn’t call Dr. Barney either. I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-vizzini/so-when-i-ran-out-of-the-final-bottle-of-zoloft-i-didn-t-take-any/)

[Ned Vizzini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-vizzini/)

> [“If Bobby can get a place to live, I think, then I can get a life worth living.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-vizzini/if-bobby-can-get-a-place-to-live-i-think-then-i-can-get-a-life-worth/)

[Ned Vizzini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-vizzini/)

> [“Up next is Noelle. 'Hey, girl!' 'Don't you dare start calling me that. This is very nice of you to do.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-vizzini/up-next-is-noelle-hey-girl-don-t-you-dare-start-calling-me-that-this/)

[Ned Vizzini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-vizzini/)

> [They're sort of ancillary anyway, friends. I mean, they're important -- everybody knows that; the TV tells you so -- but they come and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-vizzini/they-re-sort-of-ancillary-anyway-friends-i-mean-they-re-important/)

[Ned Vizzini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-vizzini/)

> [“There are only things that could have turned out differently. You don't have any shoulds or woulds in your life, see? You only have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-vizzini/there-are-only-things-that-could-have-turned-out-differently-you-don/)

[Ned Vizzini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-vizzini/)

> [That's what gets me through the day. Knowing that I could do it. That I'm strong enough to do it and I can get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-vizzini/that-s-what-gets-me-through-the-day-knowing-that-i-could-do-it-that-i/)

[Ned Vizzini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-vizzini/)

> [I like how you don't hide your problems like everyone else, and I don't have to hide mine when I'm around you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-vizzini/i-like-how-you-don-t-hide-your-problems-like-everyone-else-and-i-don/)

[Ned Vizzini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-vizzini/)

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