--- title: "15 Depression Quotes By John Green" description: "15 Depression quotes by John Green. Plus more from John Green and more Depression sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c5/john-green-12_death_depression-is-a-side-effect-of-dying-alm_1601554.jpg" --- > [Depression is a side effect of dying. (Almost everything is, really).](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/depression-is-a-side-effect-of-dying-almost-everything-is-really/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c5/john-green-12_death_depression-is-a-side-effect-of-dying-alm_1601554.jpg) > [“Depression is a side effect of dying”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/depression-is-a-side-effect-of-dying/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/169/john-green-12_death_depression-is-a-side-effect-of-dying-289_2899653.jpg) > [weltschmerz: its the depression you feel when the world as it is does not line up with the world as you think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/weltschmerz-its-the-depression-you-feel-when-the-world-as-it-is-does/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/849/john-green-12_depression_weltschmerz-its-the-depression-you-feel_1508500.jpg) > [“But, in fact, depression is not a side effect of cancer. Depression is a side effect of dying. - Hazel Grace Lancaster”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/but-in-fact-depression-is-not-a-side-effect-of-cancer-depression-is-a-2/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c7/john-green-12_cancer_but-in-fact-depression-is-not-a-side-eff_2405405.jpg) > [“Depression is a side effect of dying. (Cancer is also a side effect of dying. Almost everything is, really.)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/depression-is-a-side-effect-of-dying-cancer-is-also-a-side-effect-of/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/259/john-green-12_death_depression-is-a-side-effect-of-dying-can_2482872.jpg) > [“But in fact, depression is not a side effect of cancer. Depression is a side effect of dying.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/but-in-fact-depression-is-not-a-side-effect-of-cancer-depression-is-a/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/207/john-green-12_depression_but-in-fact-depression-is-not-a-side-eff_1274266.jpg) > [depression is not a side effect of cancer. Depression is a side effect of dying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/depression-is-not-a-side-effect-of-cancer-depression-is-a-side-effect/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18f/john-green-12_cancer_depression-is-not-a-side-effect-of-cance_1692076.jpg) > [still, what could i say? that i didn't just feel depressed - instead, it was like the depression was the core of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/still-what-could-i-say-that-i-didn-t-just-feel-depressed-instead-it/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18a/john-green-12_black_still-what-could-i-say-that-i-didn-t-jus_2740617.jpg) > [“Whenever you read a cancer booklet or website or whatever it always list depression as one of the side effects of cancer.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/whenever-you-read-a-cancer-booklet-or-website-or-whatever-it-always/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c18/john-green-12_depression_whenever-you-read-a-cancer-booklet-or-we_302480.jpg) > [“depression is not a side effect of cancer. Depression is a side effect of dying. (Cancer is also a side effect of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/depression-is-not-a-side-effect-of-cancer-depression-is-a-side-effect-2/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90e/john-green-12_depression_depression-is-not-a-side-effect-of-cance_3037465.jpg) > [Whenever you read a cancer booklet or website or whatever, they always list depression among the side effects of cancer. But, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/whenever-you-read-a-cancer-booklet-or-website-or-whatever-they-always-2/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c82/john-green-12_cancer_whenever-you-read-a-cancer-booklet-or-we_3186474.jpg) > [In these pages, and in my memories, she reminds me that a short life can also be a good and rich life,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/in-these-pages-and-in-my-memories-she-reminds-me-that-a-short-life/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed2/john-green-12_age_in-these-pages-and-in-my-memories-she-re_920864.jpg) > [“I had no doubt that Tiny thought he got depressed, but that was probably because he had nothing to compare it to.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/i-had-no-doubt-that-tiny-thought-he-got-depressed-but-that-was/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2d/john-green-12_depression_i-had-no-doubt-that-tiny-thought-he-got_1417223.jpg) > [“She said she couldn't handle it,’ he told me. ‘I’m about to lose my eyesight and she can’t handle it.’ I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/she-said-she-couldn-t-handle-it-he-told-me-i-m-about-to-lose-my-2/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04c/john-green-12_depression_she-said-she-couldn-t-handle-it-he-told_1263888.jpg) > [“Me: “I refuse to attend Support Group.” Mom: “One of the symptoms of depression is disinterest in activities.” Me: “Please just let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/me-i-refuse-to-attend-support-group-mom-one-of-the-symptoms-of/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85f/john-green-12_depression_me-i-refuse-to-attend-support-group-mom_452966.jpg) ## Other authors on Depression - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-leslie-59850.jpg) Leslie 94 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depression/leslie/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-elizabeth-wurtzel-32654.jpg) Elizabeth Wurtzel 71 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depression/elizabeth-wurtzel/) - [Jennifer Elisabeth 49 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depression/jennifer-elisabeth/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-andrew-solomon-13073.jpg) Andrew Solomon 47 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depression/andrew-solomon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-kay-redfield-jamison-55816.jpg) Kay Redfield Jamison 44 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depression/kay-redfield-jamison/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-styron-95952.jpg) William Styron 26 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depression/william-styron/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-kris-kidd-8322.jpg) Kris Kidd 25 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depression/kris-kidd/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-sylvia-plath-88486.jpg) Sylvia Plath 22 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depression/sylvia-plath/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-matt-haig-65440.jpg) Matt Haig 22 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depression/matt-haig/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-sangfroid-stalker-1340.jpg) SangFroid Stalker 21 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depression/sangfroid-stalker/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-ned-vizzini-70633.jpg) Ned Vizzini 21 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depression/ned-vizzini/) - [Sally Brampton 18 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depression/sally-brampton/) ## More by John Green > [Issac:"I dislike living in a world without Augustus Waters." Computer: "I don't understand-" Issac: "Me neither. Pause](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/issac-i-dislike-living-in-a-world-without-augustus-waters-computer-i/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [“I just want to stay away from people and read books and think”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/i-just-want-to-stay-away-from-people-and-read-books-and-think/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [She smiled with all the delight of a kid on Christmas morning and said, "Y'all smoke to enjoy it. I smoke to die." -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/she-smiled-with-all-the-delight-of-a-kid-on-christmas-morning-and/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [A Margo for each of us--and each more mirror than window.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/a-margo-for-each-of-us-and-each-more-mirror-than-window/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [“No one ever says good-bye unless they want to see you again.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/no-one-ever-says-good-bye-unless-they-want-to-see-you-again/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [Neither novels or their readers benefit from any attempts to divine whether any facts hide inside a story. Such efforts attack the very idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/neither-novels-or-their-readers-benefit-from-any-attempts-to-divine/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [“Traffic's not too bad on Sheridan, and I'm cornering the car like it's the Indy 500, and we're listening to my favorite NMH song,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/traffic-s-not-too-bad-on-sheridan-and-i-m-cornering-the-car-like-it-s/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [“Praise God for good nurses.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/praise-god-for-good-nurses/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [So I was ugly. I was never fat, really, and I never wore headgear or had zits or anything. But I was ugly. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/so-i-was-ugly-i-was-never-fat-really-and-i-never-wore-headgear-or-had/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [Nothing has ever looked like that ever in all of human history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/nothing-has-ever-looked-like-that-ever-in-all-of-human-history/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [“said to him quietly, as if I couldn’t hear or something. Dad was about to respond but I interrupted.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/said-to-him-quietly-as-if-i-couldn-t-hear-or-something-dad-was-about/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [I believe humans have souls, and I believe in the conservation of souls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/i-believe-humans-have-souls-and-i-believe-in-the-conservation-of-souls/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [“He was hot. A nonhotboy stares at you relentlessly and it is, at best, awkward and, at worst, a form of assault. But a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/he-was-hot-a-nonhotboy-stares-at-you-relentlessly-and-it-is-at-best/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [I think if you keep the box closed long enough you do kill the cat, actually.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/i-think-if-you-keep-the-box-closed-long-enough-you-do-kill-the-cat/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [Imagining the future is a kind of nostalgia. (...) You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth, thinking about how you'll escape it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/imagining-the-future-is-a-kind-of-nostalgia-you-spend-your-whole-life/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depression/john-green/#itemlist", "name": "15 Depression Quotes By John Green", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Depression is a side effect of dying. 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But, in fact, depression is not a side effect of cancer. Depression is a side effect of dying. (Cancer is also a side effect of dying. 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