I don't-" I shake my head. (...) "What? What were you going to say?" This is another trick of shrinks. They never let you stop in midthought. If you open your mouth, they want to know exactly what you had the intention of saying.

I didn't want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that's really sad.

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

See, when you mess something up, you learn for the next time. It's when people compliment you that you're in trouble. That means they expect you to keep it up.

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?

Ski. Sled. Play basketball. Jog. Run. Run. Run. Run home. Run home and enjoy. Enjoy. Take these verbs and enjoy them. They're yours, Craig. You deserve them because you chose them. You could have left them all behind but you chose to stay here. So now live for real, Craig. Live. Live. Live. Live. Live.

I can't eat and I can't sleep. I'm not doing well in terms of being a functional human, you know?