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41 " Some of the most profound truths about us are things that we stop saying in the middle. "
― Ned Vizzini , It's Kind of a Funny Story
42 " I should be a success and I'm not and other people- younger people- are. Younger people than me are on TV and getting their lives in order. I'm still a nobody. When am I going to not be a nobody? "
43 " 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. "
44 " 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. "
45 " Life is a nightmare. "
46 " 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 your relationship with your parents is that important. Some people never know their parents. I don't think your relationship with your friends are important. But your relationship with air-that's key. You can't break up with air. You're kind of stuck together. Only slightly less crucial is water. And then food. You can't be dropping food to hang with someone else. You need to strike up an agreement with it. "
47 " Depression starts slow. "
48 " 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. "
49 " It’s tough to get out of bed; I know that myself. You can lie there for an hour and a half without thinking anything, just worrying about what the day holds and knowing that you won’t be able to deal with it. "
50 " The stuff adults tell you not to do is the easiest. "
51 " I'm not afraid of dying, I'm afraid of living. "
52 " Sometimes when you open a book, time stops. "
― Ned Vizzini , The Other Normals
53 " I want to live but I want to die. What do I do? "
54 " What am I always going to do? I'm going to go home and freak out.I'm going to sit with my family and try not to talk about myself and what's wrong. Im going to try and eat. Then I'm going to try and sleep. I dread it. I can't eat and I can't sleep. I'm not doing well in terms of being a functional human, you know? "
55 " That made me happy. That was my Anchor. "
56 " She doesn't want to end up like me. At least I'm giving someone an example not to follow. "
57 " I feel dead, wasted, awful, broken and useless. It's not the kind of feeling you forget. "
58 " 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 lay in bed and looked at the ceiling and wondered what the hell the point was of getting out of bed and brushing my teeth like any normal human being. "
59 " The Shift is coming. The Shift has to be coming. Because if you keep living like this you'll die. "
60 " I can’t function here anymore. I mean in life: I can’t function in this life. I’m no better off than when I was in bed last night, with one difference: when I was in my own bed—or my mom’s—I could do something about it; now that I’m here I can’t do anything. I can’t ride my bike to the Brooklyn Bridge; I can’t take a whole bunch of pills and go for the good sleep; the only thing I can do is crush my head in the toilet seat, and I still don’t even know if that would work. They take away your options and all you can do is live, and it’s just like Humble said: I’m not afraid of dying; I’m afraid of living. I was afraid before, but I’m afraid even more now that I’m a public joke. The teachers are going to hear from the students. They’ll think I’m trying to make an excuse for bad work. "