Also, I sort of let my appearance go, to the point where I was maybe ten to seventy pounds overweight.

Let me tell ya. You gotta pay attention to signs. When life reaches out with a moment like this it's a sin if you don't reach back... I'm telling you.

I want to believe that happiness might at least be possible later on in life for people prone to sadness.

Life is hard, and children have to be told how hard life can be…So they will be sympathetic to others. So they will understand that some people have it harder than they do and that a trip through this world can be a wildly different experience, depending on what chemicals are raging through one’s mind.

You want to be a good person, don't you, Pat?' I nod. I cry. I do want to be a good person, I really do. 'I'm going to up your meds,' Dr. Patel tells me. 'You might feel a little sluggish, but it should help to curb your violent outbursts. You need to know it's your actions that will make you a good person, not desire.

I believe in happy endings," I tell him, "And it feels like this movie has gone on for the right amount of time.

I am trying to be kind instead of right.