I'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 VizziniI eat not because I want to, not because I have to overcome anything, not to prove myself to anyone, but because it's there. I eat because that's what people do. And somehow when the food is put in front of you by an institution, when there's a large gray force behind it and you don't have to thank anyone for it, you have the animal instinct to make it disappear.
Ned VizziniDr. Barney stared at me, his lips puckered. What was he so serious about? Who hasnโt thought about killing themselves, as a kid? How can you grow up in this world and not think about it?
Ned VizziniSki. 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.
Ned Vizzini