Yes, Doctor. I'll do what you say. I'll do what you all say.

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?

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 have to do something to deal with it.

The Shift hasn't happened yet, maybe it never will, but sometimes-just enough times to give me hope-my brain jars back into where it's supposed to be.

She doesn't want to end up like me. At least I'm giving someone an example not to follow.

I found myself jealous of the people who wrote the books. They were dead and they were still taking up my time. Who did they think they were?

Life is not cured, Mr. Gilner." Dr. Mahmoud leans in. "Life is managed.