Ned Vizzini quotes - page 2

She's pretty." (It's amazing how girls can say this and make it the most withering insult.) (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. View quote
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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 triumph. that's what you did today. View quote
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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 games or riding my bike or studying. Giving my brain up. That's what's important. View quote
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I'm fine. Well, I'm not fine - I'm here." "Is there something wrong with that?" "Absolutely. View quote
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So why am I depressed? That's the million-dollar question, baby, the Tootsie Roll question; not even the owl knows the answer to that one. I don't know either. All I know is the chronology. View quote
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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 the intention of saying. View quote
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They've spent alot of money on me. I'm ashamed. View quote
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It's such a silly little thing, the heart. View quote
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My brain was all right back then; it didn't get stuck in ruts. View quote
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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 it done. (Ned Vizzini)
Is that the truth, Jimmy?" I ask without looking at him. "It's the truth and it come to ya!" I smile. View quote
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Of course I wasn't abused. If I were; things would be so simple. I'd have a reason to for being in a shrinks office. I'd have a justification and something to work on. The world wasn't going to give me something that tidy. View quote
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The Shift hasn't happened yet, maybe it never will, but sometimes-just enough times to give me hope-my brain jars back into where it's supposed to be. View quote
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I'm going to be here until I'm cured?" "Life is not cured, Mr. Gilner. Life is managed". View quote
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I think you run out of 'I love yous. View quote
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Putting lessons in young adult books is very dangerous. View quote
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Life is a nightmare. View quote
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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 off. View quote
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Depression starts slow. View quote
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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. (Ned Vizzini)
That made me happy. That was my Anchor. View quote
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She doesn't want to end up like me. At least I'm giving someone an example not to follow. View quote
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And I could have died right then. And considering how things went, I really should have. View quote
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I have a system with bathrooms. I spend a lot of time in them. They are sanctuaries, public places of peace spaced throughout the world for people like me. View quote
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