Depression is about as close as you get to somewhere between dead and alive, and it's the worst.

Sometimes I wish that there were a way to let people know that just because I live in a world without rules, and in a life that is lawless, doesn't mean that it doesn't hurt so bad the morning after.

You don't even have to hate to have a perfectly miserable time.

...if you feel everything intensely, ultimately you feel nothing at all.

Banned! My eyes light up, I think I see stars. Anything that has been banned by anyone must be something I’d like.

I wasn't just the madwoman in the attic--I was the attic itself. The past was all over me, all under me, all inside me.

Getting help for substance abuse can be reduced to the deceptively simple focus of ‘keeping away from the dope.’ But what does getting help with depression mean? Learning to keep away from your own mind?