“People don't just let you change identities, not unless there's something in it for them.” — Amy Reed Change Copy Share Image
“Silence does not mean yes. No can be thought and felt but never said. It can be screamed silently on the inside.… — Amy Reed Consent Copy Share Image
Imagine trying to live without air. Now imagine something worse — Amy Reed Addiction Copy Share Image
“Even though I'm sleeping again, everything still feels a little rickety, like I'm here but not quite here, like I'm just a… — Amy Reed Bipolar disorder Copy Share Image
“And maybe these words have become something more than emails; maybe they are a kind of journal. Writing to you is like… — Amy Reed Journal Copy Share Image
“You never heard me tell you that I want everything, not just the perfect pieces, not just the sparkling, charming snapshots of… — Amy Reed Dark place Copy Share Image
“There is a picture of me in their heads, a picture of someone I don't know yet. She is not the chubby… — Amy Reed Beauty Copy Share Image
“I feel like I'm a snow globe and someone shook me up and now every little piece of me is falling back… — Amy Reed Bipolar disorder Copy Share Image
“Shirley: "Christopher, would you like to tell Olivia what "F.I.N.E" means?" Christopher: "Fucked-up, Insecure, Neurotic, and Emotional" ... Olivia: "But what if… — Amy Reed Inspirational attitude Copy Share Image
“What if talking about your feelings doesn't fix anything? What if what you really need is to make the feelings go away?” — Amy Reed Bipolar disorder Copy Share Image
“I said just let me try one more time and she said, "THAT'S ENOUGH, ISABEL," again, and she could just say it… — Amy Reed Bipolar disorder Copy Share Image
“How is feeling like a failure supposed to help me? The way I see it, they should invent some pill that just… — Amy Reed Failure Copy Share Image
“It feels like the ground is breathing and the air has hands, like everything is moving except me, like I am the… — Amy Reed Copy Share Image
“She had no idea there were so many different kinds of lonely. But she does not want your pity. She just wants… — Amy Reed Copy Share Image
“Do you remember? Do you remember being solid? Do you remember life before the hole? Before you were empty and needed to… — Amy Reed Life Copy Share Image
“Everybody has fucked-up families, even normal kids, even the ones who aren’t in here. There’s no magic math equation that makes us… — Amy Reed Family Copy Share Image
“Smoke is not chasing me and making my eyes sweat. My eyes are not burning. I am not crying. I am not… — Amy Reed Beauty Copy Share Image
“Imagine everything feeling wrong. Imagine a hole in your chest the size of God.” — Amy Reed Copy Share Image