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

its hard to talk when you want to kill yourself

That's all I can do. I'll keep at it and hope it gets better.

So why am I depressed? That's the million-dollar question, baby, the Tootsie Roll question; not even the owl knows the answer to that one. I don't know either. All I know is the chronology.

I want to live but I want to die. What do I do?

I'm done with those; regrets are an excuse for people who have failed.

I don't know how I can be so ambitious and so lazy at the same time.

She doesn't want to end up like me. At least I'm giving someone an example not to follow.

Sometimes when you open a book, time stops.

I wanted to tell people, "My depression is acting up today" as an excuse for not seeing them, but I never managed to pull it off.

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

The world surrenders to an enlightened mind.The stars surrender to a joyful heart. The universe surrenders to a loving soul.

Jace stood up, knocking his chair back violently. "You are not taking Clary to the Seelie Court without me and THAT is FINAL.

I am a bit of a bad boy. I have tattoos and I mess around. That's part of my image, so it's cool.

I'm basically a dinosaur. I don't use e-mail. But I do recognize the importance of science and the resulting possibilities.

I had to see and feel and be with the thing that I wanted to write about.

So I spend a lot of time at the library. That doesn't mean I'm a massive nerd!

Nyquil comes in two colors, red and green, and it's the only thing on the planet that tastes like red and green.

If it is man's privilege to be independent, it is equally his duty to be inter - dependent.

When you look in the mirror and hate what you see, you need addictions to survive.