« All Up Quotes · Ned Vizzini's Page
Up Quotes by Ned Vizzini
- Some days I woke up and got out of bed and brushed my teeth like any normal human being; some days I woke up and…
- See, when you mess something up, you learn for the next time. It's when people compliment you that you're in trouble. That means they expect…
- People are screwed up in this world. I'd rather be with someone screwed up and open about it than somebody perfect and ready to explode.
- No," mom says, looking at me in the eyes. "What's a triumph is that you woke up this morning and decided to LIVE. THAT'S a…
- My family shouldn't have to put up with me. They're good people, solid, happy. Sometimes when I'm with them I think I'm on television.
- The absolute worst part of being depressed is the food. A person's relationship with food is one of their most important relationships. I don't think…
- She doesn't want to end up like me. At least I'm giving someone an example not to follow.
- I didn't want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that's really sad. It was almost like a reverse nightmare,…
- What happened when you woke up?" "I was having a dream. I don’t know what it was, but when I woke up, I had this…
- You want to play video games twenty-four hours a day?" "Or watch. I just want to not be me. Whether it's sleeping or playing video…
- Dreams are only dreams until you wake up and make them real.
- Dr. Barney stared at me, his lips puckered. What was he so serious about? Who hasn’t thought about killing themselves, as a kid? How can…
- I wanted to tell people, "My depression is acting up today" as an excuse for not seeing them, but I never managed to pull it…
- They're sort of ancillary anyway, friends. I mean, they're important -- everybody knows that; the TV tells you so -- but they come and go.…
- I found myself jealous of the people who wrote the books. They were dead and they were still taking up my time. Who did they…
- I didn't want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that's really sad.
More Up Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Revolutionaries do not make revolutions. The revolutionaries are those who know when power is lying in the street and then they can… — Hannah Arendt
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- All virtue is summed up in dealing justly. — Aristotle
- Growing up, my ideals were Barbra Streisand, Cher, and my mom. — Kevyn Aucoin
- When I was growing up, the men in my life were abusive; women were the ones I ran to for comfort. — Kevyn Aucoin
- Stories surge up out of nowhere, and if they feel compelling, you follow them. You let them unfold inside you and see… — Paul Auster
- Films and television and even comic books are churning out vast quantities of fictional narratives, and the public continues to swallow them… — Paul Auster