“Sometimes I just think depression's one way of coping with the world. Like, some people get drunk, some people do drugs, some people get depressed. Because there's so much stuff out there that you ...”

“It was almost like a reverse nightmare, like when you wake up from a nightmare, you're so relieved. I woke up into a nightmare.""And what is that nightmare, Craig?""Life.”

“We look into each other's eyes as we shake. His are still full of death and horror, but in them I see my face reflected, and inside my tiny eyes inside his, I think I see some hope.”

“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.”

“And I could have died right then. And considering how things went, I really should have.”

“It's such a silly little thing, the heart.”

“Inspirational quotes are only making you more miserable.”

“It was deeply a part of Lee's kindness and understanding that man's right to kill himself is inviolable, but sometimes a friend can make it unnecessary”

“The hardest thing about depression is that it is addictive. It begins to feel uncomfortable not to be depressed. You feel guilty for feeling happy.”

“...there is so much beauty in the trying, and in the failing, and in the trying again.”

“Looking back and wondering if it could have worked eventually hurts more than trying and failing.”

“When you fall into the gutter you tell yourself that you can climb out. Then you notice that youre covered in filth but you still think that you can get out. But the smell seeps into your soul and ...”