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21 " I ask the nurse wrapping up her dispensing duties if I need any meds, and she says I'm not scheduled for any. I ask her if I can have some. She asks what I need them for. I tell her, to deal with this crazy place. She says if they had pills for that, they wouldn't need places like this in the first place, would they? "
― Ned Vizzini , It's Kind of a Funny Story
22 " When you mess something up, you learn for the next time. "
23 " I shrug. I don't really need to explain this to Aaron. He's been demoted from most important friend to friend, and he's going to have to earn that, even. And you know what else? I don't owe people anything, and I don't have to talk to them any more than I feel I need to. "
24 " It's not a big thing, but I guess it's true- big things are often just small things that are noticed. "
25 " I didn't want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that's really sad. "
26 " Like I'm on the verge of just blowing up. All the stress and pressure and anxiety just bubbling up. "
27 " After college, I went through my own shit and decided that all physical suffering in the world couldn't compare to mental anguish. And when I got myself, I decided to help other people. "
28 " And I'm not assuming and I'm not judging. I'm just being curious. "
29 " I can smell the sex on her. I hope she smells the love on me. "
30 " 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. "
31 " I don't know how I can be so ambitious and so lazy at the same time. "
32 " I'm done with those; regrets are an excuse for people who have failed. "
33 " I don't owe people anything, and I don't have to talk to them any more than I feel I need to. "
34 " I'm smart but not enough--just smart enough to have problems. "
35 " I just want to not be me. "
36 " Life's not about feeling better, it's about getting the job done. "
37 " 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 you to keep it up. "
38 " Life can't be cured, but it can be managed. "
39 " That's all I can do. I'll keep at it and hope it gets better. "
40 " 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. "