They 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.

One thing I've learnt recently: how to think nothing. Here's the trick: don't have any interest in the world around you, don't have any hope for the future, and be warm.

Misfortune is no excuse for cruelty.

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.

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

If you can't get out of bed for long enough, people come and take your bed away

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?