“Youve got to reach bedrock to become depressed enough before you are forced to accept the reality and enormity of the problem.”

“You know what is beautiful? A real conversation with a real person.”

“No, Ben. What Im asking is: Are you the vehicle, and Georgie rides around in you? That is why Bens the driver, right?”

“Thoughts. Thoughts bombard my head, my brain. My psyche”

“Pessimists try to convince you the world sucks, optimists already know it does and smile anyway.”

“I have schizophrenia. I am not schizophrenia. I am not my mental illness. My illness is a part of me.”

“nights and days came and passedand summer and winterand the sun and the windand the rain.and it was good to be a little islanda part of the worldand a world of its ownall surrounded by the bright b...”

“When you drop a glass or a plate to the ground it makes a loud crashing sound. When a window shatters a table leg breaks or when a picture falls off the wall it makes a noise. But as for your heart...”

“A good friend of mine once said, "I have never met a bigot who was a reader as a child.”

“We are all children of one God and the only thing that separates us is our ego”

“You smoked another cigarette and we shared another coffee and it was just another morning that made me realise that this is all it takes to be happy.”

“The truth is I do love you. Admitting that means opening myself up to all that pain when you leave. After you realize this wasnt love, but gratitude.”

“Some experiences are universal. A girl is a girl whether she lives in West Omaha or Sweet Valley. Books are often far more than books.”

“A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.”

“The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,And all the sweet serenity of books”