They've spent alot of money on me. I'm ashamed.

I had fooled myself into thinking that I was something important to the rest of the world.

No," mom says, looking at me in the eyes. "What's a triumph is that you woke up this morning and decided to LIVE. THAT'S a triumph. that's what you did today.

What am I always going to do? I'm going to go home and freak out.I'm going to sit with my family and try not to talk about myself and what's wrong. Im going to try and eat. Then I'm going to try and sleep. I dread it. I can't eat and I can't sleep. I'm not doing well in terms of being a functional human, you know?

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.

Life's not about feeling better, it's about getting the job done.

I'm fine. Well, I'm not fine - I'm here." "Is there something wrong with that?" "Absolutely.