“There are only things that could have turned out differently. You don't have any shoulds or woulds in your life, see? You… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“What's a triumph is that you woke up this morning and decided to live. That's a triumph.” — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“It was almost like a reverse nightmare, like when you wake up from a nightmare, you're so relieved. I woke up into… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
I can't eat and I can't sleep. I'm not doing well in terms of being a functional human, you know? — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“I’m not better, you know. The weight hasn’t left my head. I feel how easily I could fall back into it, lie… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“--but then I decided I didn't want any regrets. I'm done with those; regrets are an excuse for people who have failed.” — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“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.… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
Its so hard to talk when you want to kill yourself. That's above and beyond everything else, and it's not a mental… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
So why am I depressed? That's the million-dollar question, baby, the Tootsie Roll question; not even the owl knows the answer to… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“I'm waiting for her to say "Craig, what you need to do is X" and for the Shift to occur. I want… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“This was all an excuse, I think. I was doing fine. I had a 93 average and I was holding my head… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“I was a kid; I had plenty more to do; I'd been through some crap but I was learning from it” — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I just think depression’s one way of coping with the world.” — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
I wanted to tell people, "My depression is acting up today" as an excuse for not seeing them, but I never managed… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“I'm young, but I'm already screwing up my life. I'm smart but not enough - just smart enough to have problems.” — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The absolute worst part of being depressed is the food. A person's relationship with food is one of their most important relationships.… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“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… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“She puts on her poker face; I don’t have any extra faces to put on, just the normal Craig face.” — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“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?"… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“...one quarter of your life is spent as a minor; you might as well make the best of it.” — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
Once you have a kid, it's amazing how quickly people ask, 'So are you going to stop at just one?' — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“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… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“If Bobby can get a place to live, I think, then I can get a life worth living.” — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“Up next is Noelle. 'Hey, girl!' 'Don't you dare start calling me that. This is very nice of you to do.” — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
They're sort of ancillary anyway, friends. I mean, they're important -- everybody knows that; the TV tells you so -- but they come and… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
