Crutches Quotes by Tim Sandlin

Traumatic events always happen exactly two years before I reach the maturity level to deal with them.

— Tim Sandlin

“What makes people between the ages of eleven and fifteen such mean jerks? I’d rather be ninety-five than thirteen again.”

— Tim Sandlin

Once you get used to being treated like you matter, it's hard to uproot and move somewhere where you don't.

— Tim Sandlin

Catharsis comes from the ancient Greek word...which literally translated means 'to pass a hard stool'

— Tim Sandlin

Everybody's vaguely miserable sometimes...and most people are vaguely miserable most of the time. The trick is to scrap your way from the most-of-the-time to…

— Tim Sandlin

The instinct to notice changes gives women a tremendous advantage over men.

— Tim Sandlin

Depression must be avoided, no matter what the cost. Depression is lying on the Edwardian couch for six months, too tired to unlace your…

— Tim Sandlin

Manic depressives have all the luck; they soar between crashes. The best us regular depressives can do is battle our way up to normal…

— Tim Sandlin

Something has to matter. Otherwise, a person's life will be miserable and empty.

— Tim Sandlin

“Do you believe love is a chemical reaction between two people?" "At first it is. Then, theoretically, it grows into something more. Or dies.”

— Tim Sandlin

“The worst things in life are the best things gone bad - Tim Sandlin”

— Tim Sandlin

Bravery isn't what you do so much as how you look back at what you did.

— Tim Sandlin

Whenever a woman says 'We need to talk,' it means she's reached a decision and it's already too late for you to talk back.

— Tim Sandlin

Hysteria means the same thing with either laughter or tears.

— Tim Sandlin

Friendship is so much healthier than other crutches -alcohol or TV or religious fanaticism. One healthy crutch shouldn't be against the rules.

— Tim Sandlin