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> [I don't-" I shake my head. (...) "What? What were you going to say?" This is another trick of shrinks. They never let you stop in midthought. If you open your mouth, they want to know exactly what you had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-vizzini/i-don-t-i-shake-my-head-what-what-were-you-going-to-say-this-is/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ab/ned-vizzini-1483_intention_i-don-t-i-shake-my-head-what-what-were-y_1376357.jpg)

> [I'm glad you came here and got the help you needed," Neil says, and he shakes my hand in that way that people do in here to remind themselves that you're the patient and they're the doctor/volunteer/ employee. They like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-vizzini/i-m-glad-you-came-here-and-got-the-help-you-needed-neil-says-and-he/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/744/ned-vizzini-1483_broken_i-m-glad-you-came-here-and-got-the-help_1597091.png)

## 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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