What happened when you woke up?" "I was having a dream. I donโt know what it was, but when I woke up, I had this awful realization that I was awake. It hit me like a brick in the groin." "Like a brick in the groin, I see." "I didn't want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that's really sad. It was almost like a reverse nightmare, like when you wake up from a nightmare you're so relieved. I woke up into a nightmare." "And what is that nightmare, Craig?" "Life." "Life is a nightmare." "Yes.
Ned VizziniI've started to think it must just be chemistry, in which case we're looking for the Shift and we haven't found it yet.
Ned VizziniThey always said on TV you could do anything you wanted, but here I was trying to do something and it wasn't working. I would never be able to do it.
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